JUST BECAUSE WE CAN DAY
(version 1.0)

(a lovely perk of being a homeschool family)

I sat the kids down for what I said was a “very important test.”  I told them they’d have 10 minutes to answer as many questions as they could.

Suffice to say, the Littles were nervous.

They flipped over their papers and read: “IT’S JUST BECAUSE WE CAN DAY”

And promptly asked, “What’s a just because we can day?”

The answer was pretty sweet.

TREATS at Duck Donuts

ADVENTURIN’ at Duke Gardens

(the ducks there are quite opinionated!)

Turtle Sighting

And just being all around cute

Then IMAGINING and CREATING at the Scrap Exchange!

It was such a fun day.

A day to take a deep breath, smile, and enjoy the sparkle in my Littles’ eyes.

Picture this:

It’s a blissfully warm weekend in early January.

Mama has left her Little Crew in the care of the Hubs, and gone to the beach with some pals for a few days of rest, relaxation, and revelry (Kim Mah turned 40! Wahoo!).

She returns from a peaceful walk on the beach to discover this text message from the Hubs-In-Charge on her phone:

“At urgent care now”

(Cue Mama gasps and heart palpitations)

After many a text and phone call, the Once-Relaxed-But-Now-Not-So-Much Mama learned that her littlest had – YET AGAIN – broken his wrist.

In case anyone is keeping count this is NUMBER 3 for the Little Sir (Accident Prone).  As in one break per year for the past 3 years.  Not to be confused with the additional trip to the hospital for the stick that got in his eye during a casual hiking venture.  And the extra hospital visits in San Diego when he broke his arm (gardening!) and then tumbled into the ocean and got his cast wet.

Lord, have mercy!

It turns out that – while Daddy was distracted in the kitchen – the Littles decided to embody their Home Alone hero and sled down the stairs in a laundry basket.  The two Elder Instigators slid down without (bodily harming) incident.

The Littlest?  Not so much.

But I’ll let him tell the story…

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Oh, my poor, sweet, ACCIDENT PRONE Little Sir.  Where will your adventures take us next?!?

Rise and Shine!

(Pops put on his party-pants)

(And alliterations are always awesome)

Let the Merry Mayhem Commmmmmmence!

Dinner with the Wrights

WE DID IT! 

A full and fabulous Christmas~2019 edition in the books!

Happy Birthday, Jesus!

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6