Celebrate the twins’ summer birthdays with a class “concert” of pretend horns!Celebrate Water Day at their school! And Game Day! And Movie Day! And Jump and Play Day!Celebrate Only Three More Days Left!Celebrate Antibiotics That Helped Nate Get Over His Infections!Celebrate Antibiotics That Are Helping Me Get Over Strep Throat!Celebrate At Catie’s Celebration of Learning...Continue Reading
I don’t know how this has become the Hergenrader Health blog. Just yesterday, M commented that bestoftimes was looking a little desperate for some non-illness related love.We’ve had quite a couple of weeks around here. Tummy virus (x4 kids), Coughing virus (x4 kids). Tuesday I took Nate into the doctor for his cough…and found out...Continue Reading
1. You learn Addition and Take-Away-Our-Sins (as Elisabeth calls it)2. You fully expect that the Headmaster will greet you by name every morning as you walk in the door (Sam)3. Your mom can only get to wear you uniform by promising, “Only ONE MORE DAY OF UNIFORMS!”4. Happy Birthday has two verses (the second is...Continue Reading
Today I’m blogging over at Peanut Butter on the Keyboard, a blog about mothers who are writers. It’s about how both are marathons. Check it out.Continue Reading
Not to suggest that Elisabeth is good and Sam is bad…but the picture worked to summarize the colonoscopy/endoscopy and my feelings about them. And really, with this kind of subject matter, a picture of these two cute twins is about the best you could hope for in a visual aid.AND Elisabeth dressed as some kind...Continue Reading
Don’t let the smiley Nate in this picture fool you…it has been A DAY.And it’s only noon.Once in a while, on days like this, Nate gets caught up in a vicious cycle. He’s grumpy and a little hungry and bit tired.But, because he’s grumpy, he doesn’t WANT to eat anything I suggest. So, he does...Continue Reading
Lord…Thank You for making the Gulf of Mexico. Thank You for thinking of sea gulls that fly so close to the loud waves, making the beach such a reckless place. Thanks for the breeze that makes the shore just the right amount of cool. Thank You for waves that look so powerful to these four-year-olds,...Continue Reading
I love this picture.Like I’ve mentioned, there are nearly 30,000 images on my computer. I took all but maybe ten of them. Of those, there are about three of me (fuzzy math here).And I hate two of them.This one beautifully captures the waves…I’m just a nice little speck.The dark sky of the brewing storm reminds...Continue Reading
I’m just not sure what makes this mama happier…my Mother’s Day gift of a day at the beach with my family playing in the waves…Or Nate’s cheerful wave.Continue Reading
With the completion of the new Art Room (pictures to follow soon!), we have all embraced our creative side. Which is not really something the kids needed to do. Embracing our tidying-up side or our learning-to-write-your-name side would have been a good move. As it turns out, our kids are long on creativity and short...Continue Reading
