Darcy (After going on the 1st grade field trip together): "When I grow up, I want to be a chaperone." ** Gracie (age 2): "My nose COMING OUT!!" (Her nose was just running) ** Gracie (twirling around with a dress-up dress on). Me: Gracie, we're going to have some reading time now." Gracie: "Maybe after reading time, I could marry some-fing." ** Gracie (looking alarmed at the end of her birthday party, as we deflated the swimming pool): "Why did that pool die?" ** "Mom, I think I Read More
Regurgitation, really
I've really gotten out of the habit of blogging lately. I guess whatever creative energy is left after homeschooling (and that is VERY LITTLE) has been spent on documenting "Gracie's Story." I'm hoping sometime in the next few years to finish that project. In the meantime, I have definitely come to admire people (like my husband) who have to WRITE sermons or articles or anything on a consistent basis. With their income depending on it. Writing this story is so hard. Whenever I sit down to Read More
Hardly Functional
Our family got passes to the gym this last week. This will be a WIN, WIN, WIN for everyone as I'll be getting a break from the kids during the day, they'll be getting a break from me, and Colby and I can have exercise dates on the treadmill and then in the hot tub. Today I decided to go to a group fitness class to break up the routine and do something other than the treadmill. The only class available at 10:30 was called FUNCTIONAL BODIES, so I decided to give it a try. I mean, I could Read More
We love Reformation Day
Haley is 7!
I guess we timed it just right. Prince William County Fair had a booth for Jason Yi's Tae Kwon Do Studio and I just happened to spin the wheel to get a free birthday party! Haley loved the Tae Kwon Do and board breaking class (not to mention cutting the cake with a real samurai sword) and I enjoyed not having to do a single thing except supplying a cake. What a great deal! Thanks, Jason Yi, for making this year's birthday party so easy! Read More
It’s ONLY logical…
Haley Jane Age 8 Haley: "Mom, does watching t.v. kill you?" Me: "Uh, no...what are you getting at?" Haley: "Well, you know...if it doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger! So....Can I go watch some t.v.?" Read More
“We ARE the tooth”
Many times, after I have recounted the story of our last 3 years, the person listening will say a variation of the following: "...If I were you, I would be in a corner banging my head against the wall by now." Usually I laugh and wave a hand and say back, "Naw...it hasn't been that bad." Ummm....It just got that bad. What a day it was. I had been longing...and I mean LONGING... to drive west towards the mountains and see the gentle wave of color that had begun to creep towards Virginia's Read More
You Know You’re the Third Child When…
The Garmans are Tired
We moved. Again. I think this is the 13th house we've lived in the last three year adventure called our life, but honestly I'm losing count. Colby sat down next to me to read his kindle, but it looks like his heavy eyelids trumped his desire to read. I have taken a nap every day for the last week and am slowly feeling less and less like I've been hit by a semi-truck. Moving is hard, but with three kids in tow, it's even harder. Add homeschooling into the mix....brutal. We now live in Read More
Doomsday
February 2011 Haley Jane: Age 6 On a rainy President's Day afternoon, after getting home from seeing George Washington's tomb at Mount Vernon, the kids and I cuddled up on the couch with my new favorite Netflix show, Liberty Kids. After one episode on The Intolerable Acts, I put my computer on my lap so I could research more about this subject on Wikipedia. When Haley saw my diversion, she quickly piped up, "Oh! I have a question for you to put in your computer." I looked down at her, Read More
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