• More Slices of Life

    More slices of life

    And now…. even *I* can see: the baby’s growing up: The dolly, Amelia, lost her first tooth today. and while I’m at it… here are a couple more pics: These were taken a few weeks ago… Samuel and Hannah were hiking A terrific view of Mount Rainier Samuel… at the top of Mount Pilchuck. They tell me I wouldn’t make it. Well, maybe not today… Okay… And I cannot resist one more. Those who know Hannah – know she *loves* to laugh. A lot! And Hannah and her friend, ‘Rissa, together? Double the pleasure, double the fun, quadruple the laughter.…

  • Family - Homemaking

    Comparativitis

    There’s a strange phenomena that happens when people talk about families, or rather, family size. Many times through the years women have commented to me that they “only” have ______ children; or that they have a small family or whatever. I am quick to diffuse the comments or quick to turn the conversation to matters at hand. We might’ve been talking about laundry or mealtime or whatever, and the conversation turns to amount of laundry or size of pots and pans, etc., etc. I quick attempt to thwart quantifying the value or size of the job based on number of…