Aloha and Holo Holo

We were a week late to the Spring Break game, but we definitely made the most of it when it got here. I dropped the kids off with my MIL on ...

~from our family to yours~

I am usually a super-stong, do-it-yourselfer, who does not cower in the corner or ever ask for help. But there are two things that turn my s...

Piggies, beware!

I have often heard parents blame teachers for a child's academic difficulties. I have also heard teachers blame parents for a student...

It's 3-14, which means it's Pi Day, for all you Math nerds out there. And, you don't live in a town with a restaurant famous fo...

We bought our land in July. In Texas. In the middle of a long drought. And, we thought it was just about the most beautiful property we had ...

BLUEBONNET TIME!! The cutest bluebonnet posers of all time! Look out, ladies! Beautiful Ruth

Our Little Bitty (a.k.a Claycito) is 10 months old today! He has been very busy this past month growing two new teeth, standing straight up ...

Ruth spent the day competing at the district PSIA meet in New Braunfels. Her four events were Ready Writing, Poetry Interpretation, Spelling...

I can't tell you how amazing it was to celebrate Texas Independence Day at the Alamo! It just brought chills. A huge thanks to our CC fi...

Back in September, Weston started working on the Great Illustrated Classics version of The S wiss Family Robinson . At the time, I felt it w...

Ruth had the opportunity to go and play assistant to her Dad on a short recruiting trip this week, so it is decidedly masculine around our h...

We have long wondered about the best way to handle household chores, and we've tried a few things that just haven't worked. But, a c...

This is a rant post. Can you tell?! I had plans to attend a writing seminar in Austin this evening, and since Jeff is out of town, his par...

Oh my word. I cannot tell you how glad I am to be to the end of this day. It was Monday. All. Day. Long. My oldest child woke up with a vend...

If you already like Brussels Sprouts (like me), you will LOVE these. If you aren't really crazy about Brussels Sprouts (like Jeff), thes...

I am always slow to hang things on the walls in a new house. Call me a hole-a-phobe or a commit-a-phobe, but I like to take my time when it ...

Tyler Lane Teasley arrived this morning at 9:13, weighing 8 lbs. 9 oz. and measuring 20 1/2 in. What a beautiful addition to the family!! Co...

Wow! I have done a really terrible job of keeping up with our school work here on the blog. Believe me, it's not because we haven't ...