Why I don't post much

Both of my daughters take all the good material! Rachel posted all about the cute prayer time of Aaron and Anna posted about the cold weather we had this week. Between the two of them, there's not much to post. (Unless you want to hear about the puking that's been going on. Yeah, didn't think so!)

The things we do for love

When I saw the cake pan that makes these cute little "muffins" (that's what the cover said!) I just knew Elijah would LOVE it for his birthday cake. Oh, what grand and lofty ideas!! Here are the unfinished (but not raw) train cars.
Here I am working diligently (because the party is in 3 hours) with several different colors of frosting, but unfortunately not enough pastry bags and hookups :o(

Aren't they ADORABLE!!! This was several hours of work later. Not to mention the sugar buzz from sneaking candy and licking spoons of frosting!

See that smile? It makes it all worth it!! Happy 4th birthday Elijah! Mommy loves you!

I guess I should do an introduction

I'm Janice. Wife to one, Mom to 6. Yes, 6! They're split evenly - 3 girls, 3 boys. The oldest is a boy and then, bless his heart, he has three sisters after him before he got a brother. The youngest two are boys. They're all homeschooled. Well, at least the ones that are school aged, that is!

My oldest daughter encouraged me to start this blog. I'm not sure I'm really computer literate enough to handle it, but I'll give it a shot! My hobbies are reading, puzzles, cross stitching, and refereeing (the two little boys, that is!)

Let me know if there's any parts of our life you have questions about!

Blessings!

Yes, I know it's January.....

but when it's 75 degrees outside, I don' t care what month it is! You gotta get out and play!



Elijah assured me he could handle skating all by himself. I'm not sure where he got that idea since he's never been on a pair of skates before, but he did admirably well. Of course, he was covered with grass when he finished. I'm not sure he spent much time upright on the sidewalk.

The girls all got scooters for their birthdays. I swear I don't know why we didn't get them sooner. That's about all they like to do now when they go outside. They've got a few friends in the neighborhood and they're quite a group when they're all out on their scooters. Yes, I know she's barefoot in JANUARY!

That's the way we spend our hard winter days here in Oklahoma :o)