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So last week I was worn out with the extra work that unexpected messes bring. Today I'm tired but happy about it. Yesterday, Jon left very early to go on the church men's retreat. Our morning at home started out pretty badly (bickering/fighting) and the boys had to go run around... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 8, 2013, 10:59 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah

Pocket Notes

Joy says "lellow" for yellow, which appears to be her favorite color. 4/24 - Jeremiah figured out his thumb! It's the left one he sucks. Does this mean I'll finally get a left-hander? 4/26 - Sometimes when school runs past noon, Joy decides to get lunch for herself. Usually, she... (More)

Posted by joyful on May 14, 2013, 5:43 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah

Pocket Notes

Oh, yes. It has been half a year since my last pocket notes post... 9/6 - Joy says "yum" and "yummy", "all done/gone" (sounds like ah-doh), "where shoe?", and "mine" (sounds like my) 9/25 - Faith reading the Bible to Joy: "When you want Mommy to cuddle with you but she can't, you... (More)

Posted by joyful on March 19, 2013, 5:16 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Isaac, Pregnancy, Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah

Jeremiah's Birth Story

My due date was February 21. Jonathan, Noah, and Faith had all been exactly five days late. Joy was early, but we weren't sure of her date and the more we thought about it the more we figured she probably had been late as well. So we had Linda and Porter schedule their flight to arrive... (More)

Posted by joyful on February 24, 2013, 5:55 pm
Category: Jeremiah

My Mother-In-Law's Insight Into Homeschooling

We are still working on renovating our new house, and thus we are still living with Jon's generous parents. And since we are living here, we are schooling here. But a comment from his mom gave me some insight into some non-homeschoolers' comments about homeschooling. We usually... (More)

Posted by joyful on September 29, 2012, 9:15 am
Category: General

Pocket Notes

9/19 - Joy has been telling me when she needs a new diaper (patting her bottom) but this day, she got out the changing pad and wipes, set up the pad on the bathroom floor, put a new diaper on top of the wipes box, lay down on the pad, and called for me. 9/20 - Noah is definitely our... (More)

Posted by joyful on September 29, 2012, 8:24 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Pregnancy, Noah, Faith, Joy

Tim Hawkins: Chick-fil-A song

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Posted by jondaley on August 25, 2012, 5:05 pm
Category: Internet

The Big Move

How do I begin? Not really at the beginning. June 15, we sold the house we were living in and drove to New Hampshire in two moving trucks and a minivan. (A very hearty and grateful "thank you!" to Ron and Ron for driving the trucks!) The days preceding that day were extremely full,... (More)

Posted by joyful on July 31, 2012, 8:00 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy

Pocket Notes

4/11 - Jonathan likes to be creative with lunches. He made dill pickle and mustard sandwiches that day. He liked it. As I was keeping track of rainbows I was struck by how many days were sunny. April 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 25 4/14 - Faith's first... (More)

Posted by joyful on May 20, 2012, 11:13 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy

Notes Catchup Part II, the Whirlwind

Last catchup ended on the weekend of the fire company banquet. That weekend was also the beginning of the new adventure. Two different people called up to ask about looking to buy our house. No, not the one we're fixing up to sell. The one we're living in. Well, ok,... (More)

Posted by joyful on April 1, 2012, 11:02 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy

Notes Catchup Part I

2/6 - Joy went down a whole flight of stairs successfully. She slides down forwards on her bottom. Faith was with her this time. By now, she's an old pro at stairs. I bought some mini hair clips for Faith. They are the normal clear, brown, black, swirly brown that hair... (More)

Posted by joyful on April 1, 2012, 10:35 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy

Pocket Notes

Grandma, whose time is quite full with two grandchildren, is still itching for a blog post about the others, so here it is. I found an old piece of paper witih some notes on it and just searched our blog - I did already post it and it was from 2008! Ok, here we go: 12/22/2011 - Faith,... (More)

Posted by joyful on January 29, 2012, 2:25 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy

Pocket Notes

More than a month's worth of notes... 10/3 - Joy's diaper was dry all night long. She went in the potty three or four times. This was exciting to me and so the next night I prepared to be diaperless. I spread a waterproof pad, with towels on top. But she and I are so... (More)

Posted by joyful on November 13, 2011, 11:12 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy

Going Back To Joy

Recently, I read One Thousand Gifts , which was recommended by someone whose blog I read, but I can't remember who anymore. It was a beautiful book and has inspired me to be thankful for the little things once again. (Briefly, the hesitations I have in recommending it: she writes... (More)

Posted by joyful on October 29, 2011, 1:58 pm
Category: General

Houston, We Have Mobility

Well, in the three weeks since I last posted, Joy has made major progress in mobility and the rest of the household is still working to adjust! 9/11 - Joy started crawling longer distances with a cross-pattern belly crawl. 9/13 - Every time we go into PIttsburgh, we cross the Allegheny... (More)

Posted by joyful on October 2, 2011, 11:58 am
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy