Kayla turned 7 one week ago today – the day after we returned from Maine, and the day we were expecting round three of house guests. We celebrated with Chocolate Chip pancakes, sausage and presents. Kayla is very “in” to babies, so she received baby clothes, a diaper bag, and a stroller. She also loves… Read More Kayla turns 7
Our annual trip to Maine was great. Our first adventure was to find a restaurant where we could all safely eat. We never eat out on this trip, but this time I was too tired and unprepared to cook in the cabin the first night. We pulled in to the parking lot of this restaurant… Read More Fun In Maine
Our Celiac Support group is meeting tonight and we are supposed to bring copies of a favorite gluten free recipe. I’m taking the chicken strip recipe with me, and thought I would include it and our favorite muffin recipe here! Enjoy! Gluten Free Crispy Chicken Strips 10-15 chicken tenderloins ( I use Trader Joe’s frozen)5-7… Read More Gluten Free Chicken Strips and Pumpkin Muffins
We are being blessed with our second round of four different sets of house guests this summer! This is Tallie – the 14 year old daughter of a friend of ours from Oklahoma. She came for a week, and we had lots of fun! This is us at Yankee Candle – always a stop on… Read More Heavenly Houseguests
Last Tuesday (July 10) we sent the book- the files on CD as well as the hard copy – to Bookmasters in Ohio! It felt so great to be done and have it out of my hands – finally! Today they called to say they had received it, that it looked good (i.e. no formatting… Read More Off to the Printer!
We just returned from a week at Gordon College in Wenham, MA – Crosswalk Camp put on by the Baptist Convention of New England. There were 400 kids – 7th-12th graders- from all over New England. Robert was the Camp Pastor for the week. The theme this year was The Holy Spirit. This was his… Read More Crosswalk Youth Camp
Kory celebrated his 12 year old birthday yesterday! We had prayed about how to make this a special day and year for him. As we watched a documentary on WWII, the Lord brought to mind the idea to give Kory some of his great-grandfather’s things from the war and his time in the Air Force.… Read More The 12 year old’s Quest
We had a great time and wonderful weather for our trip! The campsite was very nice – with an outdoor heated pool, playground, and best of all clean bathrooms and showers! We had to borrow the Baglow family’s tent because we’ve outgrown ours. The Maid of the Mist was fun -takes you up near the… Read More Home From Vacation
Going on Vacationby Cooper I go on vacation every yearThe time to go is very near! I can’t wait to goPacking is a pain in the toe We load up our carWe go very farWe see sightsWe see heightsWe see deerWe drink root beer! I like to go on vacation Despite the sunIt is fun!… Read More A Vacation Poem
A hike and picnic have been a somewhat annual event for Father’s Day at our house. This year we decided to hike Mt Sugarloaf which is just minutes from our house. The kids and I have hiked it before, but not Dad. It rained for the first part of the hike, but then cleared, and… Read More Father’s Day Hike