A pair of Red clogs!

This is a great story about a little girl who learns about honesty. We learned a little about Japanese culture and ate with chopsticks at the end of the week! A fun experience!

Yes Zeke is in his Jammies!

Zeke

Zeke read his first words! He was playing with blocks and I asked him what he was doing, he said reading. I sat down and said mom will make you a word to read. I put the blocks together to make it say cat and he sounded it out and read it! I did several more and he read them, all 3 letter words! He has known his letters and his main letter sounds for over a year so it's not a big surprise. Now he can do spell to write and read along with Brie and I (maybe!) He's pretty proud and so is mommy!

Brie can ride her bike!

She did it! She decided she'd had enough of being the only one of her cousins who couldn't ride! We are so proud!!!

Titus Jack is 5 months old!

My little boy is getting bigger! I can't believe he's 5 months old.

Applesauce

For three or four years my mil and I have made applesauce together. I'm glad we have something like this we can share! I'm very blessed to have such a great mother-in-law! We did 2 bushel of apples, 1 of Gala, 1 of MacIntosh. We got a total of 36 quarts.

For the year of 2007 we have 43 quarts of tomato juice, 19 quarts of peaches, 9 quarts of green beans (plus more out of our garden), 13 pints of diced tomatoes, 14 quarts of sweet corn, 7 quarts & 30 pints of pizza sauce, 17 pints & 25 jelly jars of salsa. A lot of this is being divided up between my mom, sister and brother, but still a good stockpile. The total price for everything was $125, and a lot of work!

Titus is the first one of my kids that I've cloth diapered. I love it, I wish I would have cd'd all of them! He is wearing a wool soaker in this picture, which I love! It has been 1 month since our first usage with wool, I'm hooked! It's kept his bottom clear of rash, it's amazing how it absorbs moisture, and I think it's cute! We've had lots of comments about our boy having a sweater on his bum, but like with most comments I don't care. It's a great thing and I love it! I'm sure someday down the road Titus may not appreciate it, but oh well! Do most teenagers appreciate anything?

Game Day

Ah, it's that time of year again! The air is getting cooler, leaves are starting to change color, and best of all: Football season! I love it, football has become my favorite sport over the years. I grew up on sports - baseball, basketball, tennis, golf, and football. I was born and raised in northern Indiana, where the normal college team to like is Notre Dame. Well, I slipped through the cracks. I am a die hard Michigan Fan! I remember always liking Michigan, but around Jr. High I started to follow them every year. Since then that's who I've liked! It gets a little ugly around our house this time of year. I can tell you from experience that it's not a good idea to laugh at your dh favorite team (N.D.) while they are losing! I can't help it, I guess it's my competitive side coming out! I try to cheer on the inside, and keep it to myself, anything to keep the peace! If you believe than you don't know me very well!!! Hopefully Michigan can pull out a W!