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Top Ten Things I Haven't Blogged About

Top Ten Things I Haven’t Blogged About

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I really am still here and I appreciate your comments and emails wondering about us! Man, oh, man has life been busy over the last couple months! To catch you up, here is a quick top ten list of things [...]

A Road Trip to Florida, With a Stop at Disney

A Road Trip to Florida, With a Stop at Disney

It turns out that a vacation in the middle of December may not be the smartest idea, but it sure was fun! It also turns out that getting ready for — and recovering from — a vacation with 4 kids is a lot of work!!
We went to Florida to celebrate my grandmother’s 75th birthday and [...]

Raccoons' Christmas

Raccoons’ Christmas

I have so many posts in my head to share with you, it isn’t even funny, but before I tell — and show! — you what’s been keeping us busy, I wanted to share this great Christmas book with you! It was written and published by my friend Angie’s husband, Jay Foreman, and it’s a [...]

Wordless Wednesday -- I Love Sunshine Doodle's Pout

Wordless Wednesday — I Love Sunshine Doodle’s Pout

So, how's homeschooling going with 4 kids under 6?

So, how’s homeschooling going with 4 kids under 6?

Well, thanks for asking! LOL!
It’s actually going really, really well, but the reason I haven’t written this post before now is because it’s taken us until very recently to find our groove. (The flu might have played a part in that taking even longer than I expected.)
We actually made some pretty drastic changes this month [...]

Win a Crayola

Win a Crayola “Lights, Camera, Color” Prize Package!

This giveaway is now closed! Congratulations to Michelle Wong, the winner of the “Lights, Camera, Color” prize pack!
I love to color, and the girls and I had so much fun with Crayola’s new coloring page maker, “Lights, Camera, Color,” which lets you turn your digital photos into coloring pages!
We’re heading to Florida in a [...]

Win a Spoonful of Stories Cheerios Prize Pack!

Win a Spoonful of Stories Cheerios Prize Pack!

This giveaway is now closed! Random.org chose comment #35 as the winner, Amy from Amy Loves It! Amy, I’ve sent you an email!
Despite my commitment to decluttering our home, children’s books continue to be one thing that I just can’t resist. I love surrounding my kids with books that capture their imagination, teach them about [...]

H1N1 Has Taken Over Our House

H1N1 Has Taken Over Our House

Would you pray for us? Early last week we were hit with H1N1 (it’s been confirmed with a swab test), and it’s still hanging on.
Pumpkin Doodle seems better at this point, but Sean just got it last night, and Monkey Doodle’s cough returned with a vengeance. I’m not sure if Sunshine Doodle’s is still progressing [...]

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Diamond Edition

I was so excited when I was given the chance to review the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Diamond Edition movie through One2One Network. This 2-disc package includes both DVD and Blu-Ray discs of “the one that started it all!”
Unfortunately, I failed to remember how very scary this movie actually is, and we didn’t [...]

How Time Flies...

How Time Flies…

How time flies…
It flies in the eyes of Sunshine Doodle, six weeks old already and taking in more and more of the world around her every day.

It flies on the back of Sweet Doodle, as she lays on the ground throwing a temper tantrum, the first of our girls to fall prey to the Terrible [...]