Life of a "non-working" mother

Winter is officially a first grader. Her front teeth have been loose for a while, she even had started eating in special ways to keep them i...

I am not very good at this kind of thing. Growing up I don't think we ever took a picture on the first day of school. This seems to be m...

Ah, the days have come back. I had a few years break from it, but somehow it worked itself back into my life. What, you thought I was pregna...

The whole family had a blast swimming today. I can tell that the kids are really getting used to the water. While a few weeks ago Sterling w...

This afternoon 2 clowns from the Ringling Bros circus came to the Leonard library. They did some fun tricks and made the kids laugh. I have ...

Today Winter operated on one of her stuffed animal. Her Grinch has 2 gashes on his arms, and she wanted me to fix them. Winter is old enough...

Winter is like a fish in the water. Since the weather has gotten much nicer, we have been using the pool a lot. After naps, the kids love to...

Winter is our All American Girl. She has developed a cute Texas accent. She loves riding the bus to school. She is a great reader and writer...

We have turtles in our lake. At first I didn't believe it. I mean, turtles live in zoos and pet shops, and Florida... not in OUR lake! S...

Grandma and grandpa Ashurst came to visit. Grandma had some fun with the kids on the trampoline.

Winter's last day of Kindergarten is tomorrow. I can't believe how much she has learned this year. She learned most of her letters i...

Winter started hear journey into speech with dual fluidity (speaking both english and dutch.) Jessica was determined that Winter would be ...

Winter's school had a fund raiser last month. We sold outrageously expensive cookie dough to our family and friends. Winter's motiva...

At home I play on my swing set, and my brother and sister play with me. When I play with my baby sister Ginger and my brother Sterling they ...

My favorite thing at school today was playing outside. I played with Heidi. We played hide and go seek. -Winter can read this as I type it. ...

My objective for this blog is to keep a sort of journal for my kids. I found out today that a blog can be printed into a book, and decided t...