Whenever I go out of those with all twelve of my kids, I get asked this question. “Are they all yours?” Sometimes it is asked in a different way, like “Did you bring the whole neighborhood today? or “Do you run a daycare?” Sometimes, people say, “His,Yours and ours?” But, no matter how they ask,
Often in my mind, there are several trains of thought running in all sorts of directions. So for the next few weeks, I am going to focus on just two of these trains. One is how to answer the many often asked and sometimes not so often asked questions about being a big family, and
Hi! it’s Lydia again, I want to tell you about my new brother Stephen. He is very cute and fussy. He eats lot. He sleeps a lot too. On Thursday the fifth, Stephen was born. On Friday, we went to see him at the hospital. Some of us got to hold him. On Saturday we
Here is a copy of our family Thanksgiving letter: Dear Friends and family, Happy Thanksgiving! I love this holiday. In fact, it is my favorite time of year. I love the fall season with school starting, the leaves changing colors, apples and pumpkins, and cool weather for baking. I also, love Thanksgiving because it is
I’m getting braces. WHEN: January 12 2009 WHERE: Lansing Mi. WHO:DR. John. B. Faust. WHY:My teeth are very crooked. HOW DO I FEEL:excited,scared,worried,and sad. WHY DO I FEEL EXCITED: Because I get to show everybody my braces. WHY DO I FEEL SCARED: Because what if the braces fall off and I have to get them
The kids and I were so excited about the new school year this fall, we had decided to do a science co-op, music, and sports. As always I was a bit nervous the first week of school wondering if it is all going to come together like I planned it to. This year I made