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Shenanigan City

lizziejank — Thu, 12 May 2011 23:51:24 +0000

This funny shot was taken last night on our back deck, right before the other five cousins rolled in for ice cream cones. The Merkles are out of town (Quilt Market!), and we have their five kiddos for a few days. Ten children under our roof right now. Showering, doing hair, homework supervising, laundry. Lots of laundry. Oh, and then the food! I have one word. Locusts. There is not much breathing room between breakfast and snacks and lunches and snacks and dinner and snacks. You can practically watch them growing. Shoveling mashed potatoes into their mouths to keep their faces from getting stretched too thin as they get taller. I absolutely love the food issue. Love to throw some help to the growth spurts. Kids wander into the kitchen and ask (hiding their desperation with a vague smile) what is for dinner. But when I answer them, a cheer goes up. They wheel around the corner yelling to the other kids “Guys! Potatoes! Lemonade! Bread! Steak! Cantaloupe! And then….. ICE CREAM!”

If that doesn’t make a person stay up late to make cinnamon rolls I don’t know what does. Cheers to all you out there making food for hungry kids – our time couldn’t be better spent!

Bearing a Weak Cross

Nancy Ann — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:18:24 +0000

From the preface of a sweet, old, little copy of The Loveliness of Christ:

“Strong and quaint and bracing are the words of this saint of olden time — very unlike the feeble wails we often hear in these days. People seem now to consider it more than unfair to have to bear the weakest cross, and certainly not to ‘count it all joy’ with St. James.”

Gift Ideas

Nancy Ann — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:11:42 +0000

Some time ago I plugged Six Sisters Beadworks and their sweet little birthstone bracelets. Now they have necklaces and a Tea Party Line. Plus, they are offering $7-$20 off select designs for Mother’s Day and free signature gift wrapping with every purchase. I love shopping from my computer!

Win a Skirty

rebekah — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:32:54 +0000

Trot along over to The Fortnightly Purse and give me your best guess on the unnamed artist for a chance to win a Skirty and a ridiculous print to hang in your house!

Random

rebekah — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:27:12 +0000

OK, I have to say that this is seriously just funny. You’ll have to trot on over to the Amoretti blog to see what I mean. I seriously can’t imagine a way to feature an Amoretti dress in a way less likely to generate any sales! Then again, who knows. Maybe people will be crazy for the wackadoodle Tim Burton look.

A Little Help for our Friends

Nancy Ann — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:08:57 +0000

A good friend of ours who is a physician (family practice), and a member of our church, is looking for a younger physician to bring into his practice, with the intent being be to turn the practice over to him over time. If you or anyone you know might be interested in this opportunity, please contact John Grauke, MD here.