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Fishing Report

What a fabulous week!
I caught the first fish, nice size bass (just for you Soul baby!)

Jacob caught his first fish:a sweet, little perch .

Finally, Matthew caught his first fish:a baby bluegill.
All the many fish caught were released, except for the small pike we continued to catch. These guys are overrunning the lake and quickly became […]

Gone Fishing!

I’m outta here!Off to the UP of Michigan.“Mom, It’s like we’re on another planet!”We’ll be spending time at my Dad’s place on a lake.Cell phones do not work.Internet service? … Yeah, Right.
Just some good ‘ol fashion R&R with my boys….Oh, and we will be catching a fish or two.
Here’s the beast we caught 3 […]

Playing Hooky

I never skipped a day when I was in school.Guess I was just terrified that my mom would find out, though not really sure what my punishment would have been and likely she would have not been the wiser to my fun and frolic. So, what I was unable to do in my childhood I […]

Playing Hooky

I never skipped a day when I was in school.Guess I was just terrified that my mom would find out, though not really sure what my punishment would have been and likely she would have not been the wiser to my fun and frolic. So, what I was unable to do in my childhood I […]

Birthday Love

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
12 Birthday cards6 Text message greetings8 email cardsdozen or so Happy birthday phone calls
That is a lot of birthday love!
The day started out with “Birthday celebration breakfast” as Jacob exclaimed, which entailed party pancakes (pancakes with sprinkles and swirling chocolate chips), banana pancakes for me, 1 lb of sausage and […]

Birthday Love

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
12 Birthday cards6 Text message greetings8 email cardsdozen or so Happy birthday phone calls
That is a lot of birthday love!
The day started out with “Birthday celebration breakfast” as Jacob exclaimed, which entailed party pancakes (pancakes with sprinkles and swirling chocolate chips), banana pancakes for me, 1 lb of sausage and […]

Sometimes Being a Mom is Tough

Being a mom the last 24 hours has sucked. Period.
Matthew has been diagnosed with Juvenile Polyposis since he was 4.5 years old. Every year he has a colonoscopy to remove any colon polyps that develop. Today was #6. I keep thinking that the prep will be better the next year, but it is not.
First there […]

Sometimes Being a Mom is Tough

Being a mom the last 24 hours has sucked. Period.
Matthew has been diagnosed with Juvenile Polyposis since he was 4.5 years old. Every year he has a colonoscopy to remove any colon polyps that develop. Today was #6. I keep thinking that the prep will be better the next year, but it is not.
First there […]

Freedom to Read

My wonderful 3rd grader, Matthew, is a bookworm. He typically reads 4-5 books at one time. I checked his backpack for his current books:Whale RescueMy Dog Does My HomeworkThe Adventures of Super Diaper Baby100 People Who Changed AmericaThe BibleGuess which book is causing a small uproar in his school.… yep, The Bible.Now, Matthew’s reading perspective […]

Freedom to Read

My wonderful 3rd grader, Matthew, is a bookworm. He typically reads 4-5 books at one time. I checked his backpack for his current books:
Whale Rescue
My Dog Does My Homework
The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby
100 People Who Changed America
The Bible

Guess which book is causing a small uproar in his school.
… yep, The Bible.

Now, Matthew’s reading perspective […]