The Goodman Family, Already In Progress

update

2011-06-09T10:14:00.003-05:00

In case you couldn't tell this blog is dying from neglict. Pat spends his free time writing articals, editing stuff and othr stuff I don't understand. I have got a job that I get to take the kids too more often than not. Then I obsess with vintage(1940-1965) fashion, bees, getting this house out of chaos that seems to rein and gardening which I am not doing this year. Bronte wishes to let you

the nook

2011-03-30T22:18:00.003-05:00

I am having some issues reading blogs on my nook. Regina, my laptop, passed away earlier this year. I have tried to update the blog on my phone, but the picture is tiny. Hubby bought me a nook to use in homeschooling. The wonderul thing is great for my digital books. I do miss just holding a book in my hands and breathing in the scent. Not to worry, the nook will never replace real books in my

Getting back on the writing horse

2011-02-17T12:29:00.001-06:00

So I'm trying to get back into the freelancer groove, and I've discovered something I'd forgotten: Rust takes time and effort to shake off.I don't take enough "me" time and make effective use of it. I'm easily distracted; I've never been all that great at focusing like a laser on something, and the truth is that I envy the hell out of those who can. And sadly, it's my own damn fault for

Hearting paper mache.

2011-02-15T12:58:00.004-06:00

Here is a list of Paper mache artists that are making me absolutely happy:The Fab Julie Arkell. Google her and get a load of her funtabulous(my grandmother says funky is a cuss word. So I can't use it,boo.)fashion.Jonni Good.Check out her Hippo. Wow!Johanna Parker.Just love her style. Wonderful illustrations and Really cute black cat. I love black cats.Well that's just some inspiration that I am

I am sorry.

2011-02-15T12:55:00.002-06:00

I am sorry to any readers who read my last post in the 10 minutes it took me to calm down and erase it. Please forgive me.

Gaming and genealogy

2011-02-05T23:10:00.001-06:00

Not necessarily related topics (no pun intended), but both of them have been on my mind a good bit lately. The former because...well, gaming takes up a lot of my waking moments, at least the ones that aren't absorbed by my family (which is most of them, really, but I try to sneak in some "me" time for the sake of my sanity). The latter was yanked back to the front of my frazzled little brain by

Home Education Needs:

2011-02-04T16:09:00.003-06:00

Occasionally Family asks what they can get Skip and Betsy for holidays and such. Well here goes.Abacus.Pencil sharpener. I would prefer an old-fashioned many-sized metal one but have been unable to find one. I don't want an electric one because both the kiddos are bent on self destruction and would find some way to off themselves. They will still try to find a way but I don't want to make things

Another test

2011-02-02T12:29:00.001-06:00

Just checking my markup capabilty on my phone blogging connection.

No Facebook.

2011-02-01T17:26:00.004-06:00

Well, it's my first day without facebook. I haven't been able to post about how cold it has been or my daughter informing me about her time INSIDE of the TV. I am having a very hard time with staying off the internet completely. Maybe I'll add that starting March and just work on breaking away from facebook. I mean, I have container gardening to research and other stuff that I just must do and

Got an itch

2011-02-01T13:59:00.001-06:00

I've been wanting to game for a while now. The problem is, getting my group together is problematic (at best). James moved out of town, Eric just got married, Shane's even farther out of town than James, and Tackett's schedule seems as busy as mine. Magen and Derek are about to be parents for the first time. I might be misremembering Tackett's lack of availability, but I know that mine has been a

Snowmageddon a bust

2011-02-01T10:11:00.001-06:00

As expected, I had to come to work today. Neither AISD nor CISD closed today, and neither did the county. It IS quite cold today, especially for this neck of the woods, but the "blizzard" didn't happen. Last night's post did not presage a meal of crow on my part.

Snowmageddon my hindquarters

2011-01-31T23:15:00.001-06:00

So we're getting a winter storm raging outside...but so far I'm really not impressed. Some schools are already closed, but I'm betting that I'll be heading in to work in the morning unless this thing really picks up the pace.I am, of course, talking about weather in the Texas Panhandle, so there might be a healthy serving of crow for me tomorrow morning. For now, though, I should act like I'm

Phase II completed

2011-01-30T17:00:00.001-06:00

Well, we're now out of the big storage unit and into one half the size (and price). There's still a lot to go through and dispose of, but we're making a lot of progress.The next phase, for me at least, is to get my CD collection trimmed down a little more and up on their shelves, and then get my D20 books a new place to live. Got my Star Trek and Star Wars game books a shelf: D&D and D20 Modern

Picture blog via phone

2011-01-28T15:41:00.001-06:00

My desk is not normally so clean.

Testing blogging via my new phone

2011-01-28T15:36:00.001-06:00

If this works, you might be seeing more from me.

Lots of cleanup

2011-01-17T10:52:00.004-06:00

Over the weekend, we cleaned a lot of stuff out of our storage unit, in an effort to (A) get rid of a lot of stuff (which we did), and (B) condense it down so we can move into a smaller unit (we've condensed, but not moved into smaller unit yet). This has been part of the plan since we moved, but it got accelerated recently due to other family issues.We've still got lots to go, but we're working

Home school for the New Year

2011-01-10T11:54:00.003-06:00

Well home school after the move has been...well, not happening. We had planned to start again in this new year but we have not been able to find the workbooks. Pray that we didn't give them to Goodwill in out purging enthusiasm.I've had a hard time convincing Miss B that nobody but her could read "Bronte language." You know scribble writing that she insists I read out loud so that she "can hear

resolution edit:

2011-01-06T12:13:00.002-06:00

The vintage years for my wardrobe will 1940 to very early 80's. Only the most feminine and/or folkloric need apply. No big shouldered 80's number or weird neon pop stuff from the '80's. In the '80's I am allowing Gunne Sax inspired dresses and shirts and skirts.Same with the '70's. Disco wear go away, polyester Double knit get thee far. Hippie wear? Well if it is clean and beautifully made, Yey!

Plans for A New Year.

2010-12-30T12:24:00.008-06:00

It's that time, you know, New Years Resolution time. In the past I haven't been real good at keeping my resolutions(if I even make any.) This year I have decided to make some and keep them! OH MY!So here goes just off the top of my head(that was a warning ya'll)#1. Make or buy 90% of my wardrobe out of patterns from the late 50's to early 60's or inspired from that that time period or "gold label

2010-12-23T17:03:00.002-06:00

www.verizonwireless.com/picture.Note: To play video messages sent to email, Quicktime@ 6.5 or higher is required.

Sam uses his words.

2010-12-19T11:38:00.002-06:00

One day he is such a baby speaking gibberish the next he's a toddler warning you he is about to stab you in the eye with his dirty finger.Just today he had been a talking phenomenon.He has said: Eye, nose, tank you, air (hair, I guess the h is silent), hi, bye(he was very polite while talking on the marker), cose (clothes), shoe , sock, nana (banana), mote(remote), box, down, up, wook (look). He

Sam hair

2010-12-17T15:35:00.003-06:00

CurlsSam had his hair washed this morning. I didn't get around to combing it because he wanted a nap badly, when he woke up this is what his hair looked like. I had been feeling a bit sad because his curls seemed to be starting to straighten. I guess it just doesn't like to be combed. So cute, his golden curls.

Why doesn't she just ask.

2010-12-16T16:45:00.005-06:00

BangsI have asked and asked and asked "Do you want you bangs cut?" "No, I want them long." "okay...*sigh*."But yesterday SHE DID IT AGAIN! Yes, that's right, my daughter has cut her hair a third time. I have grown as a person since the last time, it probably helped that she didn't do as much damage as last time. Under her bangs is a tiny really short spot and above that is a slight divot in her

miss b makes carpet angels

2010-12-10T14:06:00.005-06:00

Happy Birthday to me!

2010-12-07T19:42:00.005-06:00

Happy Birthday!Hi! I am Bronte!And Happy Birthday! I am watching Pixiehollow. I got this movie for my birthday. Daddy and Mommy also gave me a letter and daisies. And red flowers(carnations). I plan to eat some cake Saturday. I want to play games at my party. Maybe Candyland.Okay Happy Birthday. Bye.

Happy Birthday Miss B.

2010-12-07T12:08:00.005-06:00

New Born.One year.2 years3 years.4 years.Sept 2010.My sister, Heather, took this.This past year we haven't posted many photos of the kids. I don't know why. They are probably living on Patrick's computer. Maybe we'll get them out for Miss B's wedding.

It Is Not Her Birthday...Yet.

2010-12-06T11:07:00.002-06:00

So according to the birthday counter on the side----> there, it is Miss B's birthday. But it is not! It is tomorrow. So I one more day to come up with an absolutely fabulous birthday blog for the princess.

Skip's new trick

2010-12-02T22:48:00.003-06:00

Sleepy

Happy Mod Thanksgiving.

2010-11-25T15:45:00.002-06:00

I am very into the Mod 1960's right now. It just seems so happy. And today is Thanksgiving here in the states, So thus the title. We'll will talk Mod later, right now I am going to watch Scooby Doo and veg on the sofa...We ate so much.God has blessed you,Tiff.

Not Much...But Enough.

2010-11-13T17:10:00.004-06:00

So I got offered a more stable position at my job. I will now work early Saturday and Sunday which will allow me to keep the kids home with me and home school them. We'll be late church goers, but oh well, this too is temporary. I am also hoping to take a class on-line this summer.Sam has been teething on people this week. It has been painful for both him and I.Miss B has had a cough...Maybe she

Graduation coming soon

2010-11-11T13:07:00.001-06:00

I must be serious about it this time. I stopped by the college bookstore today and picked up my cap and gown. Also got a freebie window sticker that says "Alumni" on it. You wouldn't necessarily think that was a big deal...but it is. :)

Digging out

2010-11-08T11:15:00.002-06:00

Lordy, Lordy! We had a bunch of junk. Still do, but we're slowly making our way through it to decide what stays, what goes, what goes to thrift stores, and all that happy jazz. Got a 10 x 10 storage place that's getting really full, so I'm hoping to get through some of the stuff at the house so that we can clear out some more from there...and so on, and so forth, and on and on it goes....Hanging

Long silence

2010-11-05T14:42:00.002-05:00

I don't blog much lately. This has been pointed out to me a lot by several people close to me.Fact is, I've been depressed a lot lately, and when I'm depressed, I don't talk much and I blog even less. Life's been kinda stressful for me of late, and it's mostly of my own doing, but I just haven't felt like dealing with this.That needs to change. And it's going to, though it'll be slow at first.

2010-11-05T14:41:00.001-05:00

Testing out blog-by-text. Here goes nothing....

2010-11-04T20:40:00.003-05:00

SamHe is covered in sweet and sour sauce. It is a very unnatural pink color. Both scary and Lovely.

Happy First of November!

2010-11-01T11:20:00.003-05:00

Good News: The Moving is almost over! Today is the last day. Hip hooray!The Moving has been hard mostly because our lives had become so heavy. The sheer number of things was weighing us down. We've still a ton to get rid of but I am finding it very cathartic to send stuff to the thrift store. I find it a bit sad to send stuff to storage. But I tell myself that as long as I don't forget about what

Well I said I was tired of my gold walls.

2010-10-27T13:20:00.005-05:00

So now they are now kind of a dirty cream. WE moved! SO I didn't even have to paint. I like my new little house. It is a bit retro, which I like. The kitchen has an orange/red boomerang counter with the metal edge and old hard wear. Matches the orangy-red from my Pyrex mixing bowl set. Very cool. We also have a laundry room/office/mud room which is great because my hubby often walks in mud. I

Free to Good Home.

2010-10-11T20:32:00.002-05:00

One copy of The Official Preppy Handbook and One Copy of True Prep. I am cleaning out my book collection so stay tune.Edit: they have a home. Yes, Sue, just visiting.

tAKING A bREAK!

2010-09-14T22:28:00.002-05:00

So I am just not feeling like blogging right now. I am not going to erase it or anything. Just going to not blog until I feel like it. I have a whole lot on my plate right now. I really need to get some scrapbooks made for my kiddos. I need to declutter and reorganize. I need to sew some clothes and live life and stuff. I will probably take a break from facebook too...maybe just the games. I

I am so sick!

2010-09-01T21:16:00.002-05:00

And tired of my gold walls! Yuck! I really think I want nice crisp white walls with some kind of solid graphic...maybe a big pink butterfly...or not.

First day of "official" homeschool.

2010-08-30T11:35:00.003-05:00

Bronte's first day of "official" homeschool is coming to an end. We started the day with a prayer then math. She is now working on her copywork. We have read "The Story of Ping," then we quickly discussed China and the Yangtze river where the book takes place. Once Bronte finishes her copywork we will eat lunch,then go outside and play. Sam will carry balls from one side of the yard to the other,

Education reform

2010-08-29T12:12:00.002-05:00

I've been reading, with alternating horror and amusement (though more of the former than the latter), ways in which to improve this nation's educational system. They all seem to be ignoring one way of doing it that would not only lead the way to a genuine improvement in education, but a tax savings of enormous proportions (nearly $47 billion in fiscal year 2010 alone).Get rid of the Department of

Baby

2010-08-24T21:55:00.002-05:00

Sweet

Hip Hurray!

2010-08-22T09:40:00.004-05:00

Sam has a bottom tooth. It will make eating so much easier for him. Maybe he'll choke less. Maybe he's just helping me keep my first aid training sharp. Maybe?Miss B is starting school officially soon. We are using a Unit Study program called Five In A Row. I was going to make my own but let's face it, people, you know this if you've been reading long: I am disorganized. The people at Five in a

Amazing

2010-08-12T10:11:00.005-05:00

A miracle has occurred. Now others might not see it as such but to two sleep deprived parents it is beyond amazing and a blessing from G-d. Sam slept through the night. See, this has only happened once before. That's right we haven't slept all the way through the night in about a year. I think it started affecting us emotionally. My doctor gave me something about a month ago that knocked me out

Having Issues.

2010-07-30T15:32:00.002-05:00

I was going to start taking myself seriously as an artist/craft person. I can't seem to remember how to draw, paint, crochet, bead, etc. This is very strange. I was going to start an ETSY shop but I don't seem to be good at anything. I can't even trace. I have a picture taped to the window and a piece of paper taped to that but I can't decide where to start, I was hoping that would loosen me up.

My daughter, the artist

2010-07-27T20:30:00.002-05:00

Tiffany bought herself some new watercolors over the weekend, and she got Brontë a set as well...partly because she wanted to protect her own paints, but mostly because B has some genuine talent. (No, we're not proud parents. Whyever would you ask such a thing?)So my little girl's been painting a lot today. If it's got an outline and it's on paper, she's been filling it in. Tiffany showed her how

Dad yelled @ her.

2010-07-26T22:04:00.006-05:00

Miss B is sad. This is how she expresses herself. She also drew him on HER wall(which we allow) and then X'd through him. He really hurt her feelings. Mostly he yelled at her to stop sitting on the sofa in "nests." Our sofa has these pillows that are easily tossed and pushed around. Mostly Mommy lets Miss B sit in these little "nests" she makes as long as Miss B sits still. They make Dad crazy.

Death of Squash.

2010-07-20T14:51:00.003-05:00

I have these horrid little bug all over my squash plants. They look evil. I am sure they are out to get my plants. Grrr. Have to find an organic way to discourage them from staying. On the doll front, I am trying to find a way to make the arms on my dolly not so fragile, then I will start to work on the clothing.Sam hit himself over the head with a fold-up chair (it fell over with him under it)

Mac n cheese.

2010-07-17T17:24:00.003-05:00

YumI am afraid to take him out of his high chair.

A good reason.

2010-07-17T11:32:00.003-05:00

A good reason to watch movies in French (besides possible learning of French) is Miss B reads the subtitles without thinking about it. I turn the subtitles on almost all the time, now that I noticed she is reading them. Even the more difficult words that she refuses to even try with me. She has started to read books on her own lately. She'll bring them over to me and just start reading.

Needing prayer for Memaw.

2010-07-15T10:01:00.002-05:00

My Grandmother called Memaw was taken to the ER last night.

Sleepeating

2010-07-12T23:17:00.002-05:00

You've heard of sleepwalking. Well, our son has apparently learned a new skill while he was on vacation. He can sleepeat (which I'm told is not uncommon, but I don' t know how many 14-month-olds do it). It also shows one of the boo-boos he got when he took on that flower basket.

It's Great To Be Home.

2010-07-12T11:31:00.003-05:00

Wow! I am so glad to be home. I am exhausted. On the way there Miss B got ill. I was so tired Thursday that I didn't go for a nature walk. Little did I know that was my last chance. We spent all day Friday shopping which was fun but I got sun burnt. Miss B and Sam got a tiny bit pink, too. The place we stayed was nice but Sam couldn't bare to be separated from Mommy so he slept with me and Miss

irked!

2010-07-07T16:54:00.002-05:00

I am markedly irked because I had to buy jeans at wallyworld. We didn't have time to go to thrift store and sort all 1000 pairs of cowgirl jeans to find the one pair of okay jeans. I love thrift stores and hate wallyworld. From now on I am going to look Every time I go thrifting so I don't have to spend so much on so little.G-D bless,Tiff

2010-07-07T12:02:00.002-05:00

I was hoping for PG. Not as mind numbing. Sorry folks for not even give you something to converse with your children about.

Dolly Eyes

2010-07-06T17:46:00.004-05:00

EyesI like these eyes better. What do you think? Eyebrows? Purple or black? Miss B thinks Dolly needs yellow butterflies all over. And Glitter!I am going to be very busy getting ready for vacation tomorrow. We leave for our annual "crazy ladies" vacation. Sam is coming with because he is a bit of a Mommy's boy right now. Which I like, right now, because he's only 14 months. It's cute right now.

Redo

2010-07-06T13:48:00.002-05:00

Dolly 2Miss B insisted that what dolly needed is purple hair. I do believe that she is right. She looks better all ready. Still got a ways to go to be finished.

doll redo

2010-07-06T09:00:00.005-05:00

My doll is getting a redo because my daughter spilled water on her and didn't clean it up. This was after she decided to "help" with her paint job. So I went and bought some acrylics. The colors aren't as vivid but the paint seals the doll and she is a tiny little bit less likely to be damaged. She just doesn't seem right to me now. But I am going to finish her then I'll decide what is wrong.

firequackers

2010-07-03T22:48:00.003-05:00

It sounds like the neighbors are hitting a house (theirs? ours?) with their firequackers. I haven't heard any screaming yet. The air is very stinky. I think a whistling one just hit my Zucchini plant. That will be very messy as there WERE about 14. One was almost 18 inches long (can you eat them while they are still yellow?). Not that there is anything to eat if it explodes!Happy 4th of July!

Cloth and clay dolly

2010-07-02T13:52:00.003-05:00

DollShortly after taking this photo Miss B decided to help so dolly has much brighter blush now.

Thinking.

2010-07-02T09:25:00.004-05:00

I am thinking of wearing all white and shades of white...maybe some blue but thats it...pretty. Just thinking. May do it. requires focus and organization at the beginning...you know to get rid of all the other colors I love but cause chaos in my closet....really thinking.GOD is love,TiffEdit: rethinking.Kids wipe their noses and fingers all on me. I get clay and paint everywhere. So really I

Hair

2010-07-01T14:10:00.003-05:00

Okay, here is my hair. Patrick cut most of it....Yes, you read that right. I let(made, forced) my hubby to cut my hair. He did a good job too. I did adjust the front a bit...he left it too long which is what I wanted so that I could do it like I wanted. I still have some color on it. It will be a few months before it all grows out but all the damage is gone. I am surprisingly happy about the

My hair is so fried.

2010-06-28T13:21:00.002-05:00

So one day long long ago...Someday in January. I took a look in the mirror at my fuchsia hued hair with the one inch of new growth and thought, "Blond, I need to go blond, very streaky, so as these grey streaks look like they are on purpose." So me being me I did just that (even adding a pink streak)....I think I put 4(Maybe More)doses of bleach, 2 doses of crystal light. Yet I got nowhere near

I love love love Gardening!

2010-06-25T09:16:00.003-05:00

I always thought that the green thumb that the women in my family possesses had some how skipped me by. No matter what I tried to grow I killed. I do have one house plant that has suffered along for the last 4 years. It is a bit scraggly but I left it out one day after a rain and forgot to bring it in. Its leaves were scorched. But a month of so latter it is still with us and looking better.

Sam has Teeth.

2010-06-24T09:40:00.002-05:00

He has at least 3. We were wondering what was taking so long. He took for ever to get one and then just stopped for what seemed like months. Then this last few days he has got a new one every night. I am not sure about last night. I am told that he had a hard night but I haven't checked as he's not awake yet. He now has both front top teeth and the right side tooth for sure. I don't think he has

Prayers Strongly Needed.

2010-06-18T09:14:00.001-05:00

Please pray that we have the strength to follow God's leading.

Book list

2010-06-15T13:55:00.005-05:00

Book List for "summer" reading.Found book list at Grace Livingston Hill dot Com. I've read most of these when younger but probably missed more than few. *=read(around the time of this post or after anyway)According to the Pattern All Through the Night Amorelle The Angel of His Presence (includes Gabriel the Acadian by Edith M. Nicholl Bowyer) April Gold Ariel Custer *Astra Aunt Crete's

Garden

2010-06-09T11:46:00.003-05:00

We have been blessed. Our garden is producing some nice produce. So far we have had 2 heads of broccoli. Two more are going to be harvested today. There has been about a cup of basil. I figured out that the more I harvest, the happier the basil is. I pulled 2 green beans on Monday. And a couple of handfuls of mint and cherries. It looks like my Zucchini might start producing soon, we have had A

Thank you, God, for loving me!

2010-06-01T10:57:00.006-05:00

I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. (Galatians 2:20)My life belongs to Him. I accept His salvation and I want everybody to know. God loves you, too.He is calling you to come to Him, also. Salvation and a new life can be yours.I love

To much sugar could make anybody crazy.

2010-05-27T14:57:00.006-05:00

Photos and Video Here.(maybe)OHHH, I am now following my own blog...How sad for me. Sam gave himself a head injury(big knot) by falling into the marble table. Wondering where I can get a hold of a bike helmet for a 2 year old. That's what size of head he has...big.His 1st birthday went okay. Except everybody left me holding the cupcakes...which I then ate too many(can't be wasteful, grrr.) So now

Been a busy day

2010-05-25T22:10:00.002-05:00

Spent a good chunk of it trying to improve my personal networking, to improve my chances of getting a new job.That wasn't what made the day special, though. That honor was taken by my son walking on his own without benefit of handholds. It was just a couple of steps at first, but he got the hang of it quickly enough and seemed to enjoy that he was doing it...almost as much as Mommy and Daddy were

Three hundred sixty five days ago....

2010-05-12T20:30:00.004-05:00

This little guy was born. Hard to believe it's been that long, considering how quickly it flew past.Happy birthday, Sam!Love,Mommy, Daddy, and Sissy

Frank Frazetta - RIP

2010-05-10T18:25:00.001-05:00

Frank Frazetta, arguably the most influential fantasy artist of the last fifty years or so, has died at at age 82.

Helplessness

2010-05-08T20:58:00.002-05:00

I couldn't speak. The words were being screamed in my head. what was my name? I wasn't sure. The wall on the left kept coming closer. I could feel the cold water dripping down my back even tho I knew it wasn't really there. Only I could see the fog rolling past my eyes. They were talking stroke but I knew that I wasn't going to die. GOD was there beside me but I did not pray much. I didn't need

what we are doing.

2010-04-28T14:27:00.004-05:00

Bronte is obsessed with the word banana. She has asked me to add it to her handwriting work today. She has been very helpful in the garden and seems to really enjoy playing in the dirt.She says she wants to be a "farming mommy" when she grows up. Sam isn't as interested yet. He likes to just sit in the grass and play with sticks. He will crawl off the blanket just to sit in the grass.I have

Having Gardening issues.(rambling, surprise!)

2010-04-21T00:52:00.005-05:00

Last year I was going to garden. The problem was that I was very pregnant and tried to make my husband help. Those of you who know him know that it just didn't happen...he mumbled something about a brown thumb. But he did build me two square foot raised beds that had nice fertile soil all ready for this year. You know this year, the year I didn't start until too late. Well, too late to start my

Middy haircut

2010-04-01T17:04:00.004-05:00

I just gave myself this haircut. What! You cut your own hair? No wonder Miss B thinks that's okay. I was trained at a reputable school. I even had a license once, so I am a-okay in bathroom haircuts....maybe? My hair really shrunk up. It is still long, just more layers, which is what I've been needing. My curls have been acting a bit depressed and lank. I also added more highlights...hoped the

Weird Genetics

2010-03-27T10:56:00.007-05:00

So there was this guy in my high school who wore dentures. He hadn't lost all of his teeth but never had any come in. Nobody on his mother's side ever did. We don't have that... I DID only have 3 wisdom teeth and none of them had roots. (lack of wisdom?Ha.)So we were fairly sure that Sam would get teeth someday. Maybe he would have to wait for his adult teeth but someday. Well, lately he's been

Steampunk by DreamSteam: Neo-Victorian Beetle ... ?!

2010-03-26T00:02:00.001-05:00

Steampunk by DreamSteam: Neo-Victorian Beetle ... ?!I think this is so beautiful that tears welled up in my eyes and my heart stopped for a second...sigh.

If I took a photo of Miss B.

2010-03-09T11:12:00.005-06:00

May 2009She would look almost just like this but with a different outfit. I am not fixing it, it will grow out. She must have really wanted it like this because she used safety scissors. So she can live with it. Maybe this time people wont tell her how cute her haircut is...If they do I will growl at them. She promised she wouldn't cut her own hair again. She promised this last weekend even. She

Kidney Scans

2010-03-08T14:01:00.002-06:00

Miss B and Sam had sonos of their kidneys last weekend. Sam's scan was just to check and make sure there wasn't anything missed earlier. The Doctor called to tell us what he found. Sam's scans were "boringly normal." We are all thankful for this. Bronte's on the other hand were jaw dropping interesting. 2 years after her surgery after we were told to not expect anymore improvement than we had

Inspiration

2010-03-05T14:58:00.003-06:00

These are thing that I am currently loving:Japanese Mori Girls.The movie "Bright Star."Magnolia Pearl.The Belles of The Black Diamond Field.

TOO MUCH HELP.

2010-03-02T18:16:00.002-06:00

Miss B is VERY helpful. But sometimes she is FAR too helpful.I have been having problems with my contacts. One day they would be fine, The next I would swear I had them in the wrong eyes. Turns out, Miss B was "helping" me, by switching the lids. Strangely, even though occasionally my contact lens solution would "evaporate" overnight, it never occurred to me that I was getting "help". Yes, I am a

update

2010-03-01T20:38:00.002-06:00

Saturday, in an amazing turn of events, Sam let go of the side of the playpen, turned 180 degrees and ran to the other side. This was followed by much laughter and many more rounds of speed walking. Sunday he proved that this was no fluke and preformed his new trick at his cousin's birthday party in front of an audience. It is a good thing that his aunt's Chihuahuas are very very mild mannered as

I did it!

2010-02-10T11:58:00.003-06:00

I finally deleted my other blogs. Will that mean that I will blog more? AHHHHH...probably not. I do want to try. But Miss B is learning to read and Sam is learning to walk...okay, he is really learning to let go and fall. Which is very important and painful. I seem to rush to his aid more than I did with Miss B, but he has that bottom lip ya'll, it's impossible to resist. He's a bit spoiled but

Ultimate Silly Songs by Bronte

2010-01-25T21:38:00.004-06:00

A chunk of the VeggieTales video "The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown," performed from memory with remarkable (some might say alarming) accuracy by Miss B.

I have the body of a 90 year old woman.

2010-01-15T11:34:00.004-06:00

Yes, I do. Patrick and I did all these physical endurance tests last night and the fact that I am typing this is a miracle. I am in HORRIBLE shape! I may only weight some odd pounds but I am weak. My maximum exertion is 120 beats/ minute which is deadly. This is so bad that Patrick has asked me not to exercise by myself, to wait until he gets home. I am starting Biggest Loser DVD. My father was

He's standing up...on his own

2010-01-11T18:02:00.002-06:00

Our son is not quite 8 months old. He's pulling himself upright on the side of his playpen. We're psyched...and a little nervous. :)

yes, she made it to 4.

2009-12-09T14:47:00.003-06:00

it was iffy a couple of times. mostly the concern was if she would off herself by some entirely preventable accident(falling off the bed?). the only thing we got her for her birthday was ratatouille game for her leapster2 game.now why tiff did you only get your 4 year old one tiny present? hum? not sure. but she didn't seem at all put out about it. she didn't notice at all. she got presents from

pink

2009-12-04T15:59:00.003-06:00

miss b loves pink so much she wants all pink clothes. and butterflies on everything. "mommy, let's pink paint my clothes. glue butterflies on my legs. pink princess that flies. yeah, lets do that. but sam is too small and he's a boy." so okay then. she want my to tell you. why? i don't know. but she is very very bossy.GOD bless,tiff

the sickness spreads

2009-12-02T22:44:00.002-06:00

now mommy is out...they say ear infections aren't contagious. oh well. sam has been doing some talking lately...we have even figured out some of what he says. "momma" would be mommmy. "baba" would be bottle. usually these two words go together "momma baba?" now he's added "didle didle." which we are kinda sure means daddy. and "goo goo." which usually follows him eating something. which he loves

miss b isn't getting a kitten.

2009-12-01T23:39:00.002-06:00

unless it is an electronic pet. today she wanted a "present." i can manage that. do you think she wants something in the present or will a wrapped box work...i guess i'll put something in it. she is soooo helpful. but that is okay she is sick right now. ear infection, kept me up all night whimpering. poor thing i couldn't figure out a way to make everything better. dr. gave her antibiotics and

why I haven't blogged

2009-11-30T14:03:00.002-06:00

miss b wants a kitten "to carry and put clothes on and to give tea. we would play and play and play. but sam is too small." the kitten is her number one request. so basically I need to find a kitten just like my dear departed cat shadow. a cat without equal. the best cat in the whole world. the only cat i know who would not only put up with such treatment but enjoy and love her more for the abuse

home schooling

2009-11-27T10:58:00.003-06:00

miss b and sam (and as many more as GOD sends) will be home schooled. any encouragement to send them to public or private school will be seen as criticism and will be ignored as such. i am not compromising on this so save your breath. i am sorry if i am not saying this in a very christian way but i am a work in progress. ideas to make home schooling better, easier, more productive are encouraged.

happy thanksgiving.

2009-11-26T22:02:00.003-06:00

today, when asked what she wanted for her birthday miss b replied, "kisses, lots of kisses." i am thankful for such a sweet and wonderful family. a roof over our heads and food on the table. GOD has truly blessed me.GOD bless you,tiffany

stuff and such.

2009-11-25T13:13:00.001-06:00

bronte wants a bowling set. some crocheted carrots for her bunny, and for mommy to not make her leg warmers out of that itchy angora sweater daddy accidentaly felted in the washing machine. mommy wasn't sad about the sweater, she didn't wear it anyway. now it is felted and somehow more valuable than before....something must be done with it...but what?

Bohemian Rhapsody by the Muppets

2009-11-24T23:22:00.002-06:00

Yeah, you read that right.This cannot be shared enough. As a friend of mine put it, there might be something more entertaining on the internet than this video...but I can't for the life of me figure out what it might be.

Does anybody even read over here?

2009-11-24T21:16:00.000-06:00

Because that would just be dandy if not. Not that I would mind really but when one is having a nervous breakdown The audience can get very uncomfortable. They don't always understand that a metamorphosis isn't always pretty. They try to tell you that you're fine just the way you are, when obviously that isn't working out so well for you. I Turned 35 at the end of September. So this could be "Just

birthday wish

2009-11-24T11:52:00.002-06:00

Miss B wants a chocolate Birthday cake...A really big one. She held her hands over her head. She wants chocolate whip cream frosting. And she wants a present for her cousin Brayden. And she wants a big kiss after she eats her cake. No, Sam can't have any, because he's little. Cake is great with milk and her stomach loves milk. bronte bronte bronte brontebronte....I am just the typist....bronte