Today's Writing Prompt
I've mentioned before that Kellen gets a daily writing prompt from Writing Fix as part of his school day. This was the prompt today, "Write about a monument you wish you could build to honor someone you know or knew. What would it be made out of?"Kellen's response:A person that deserves a monument is Mom. She puts up with four kids, a farm, and a part time job. It should look like her, though slightly skinnier. It would be made of titanium, and be solid, mounted on cast iron. It would stand at least 500 years. It was all good until "slightly skinnier." Thanks Kel

Broccoli Peek-a-boo
Wordless Wednesday

Nolan the Wise (?)
Yesterday the boys and I were out running an couple errands. We stopped at Kroger, and Kellen ran in to get the one thing we needed, while Nolan and I stayed in the car. The Salvation Army bell guy was set up and working. Nolan asked me what that was for. I explained to him that they collected money to help poor people.Nolan: You mean people who don't have money to buy food to eat.Me: YesNolan: They should give them some fruit and seeds.Me: Fruit and seeds to eat?Nolan: No. Fruit to eat. Seeds to plant a garden and grow their own food.Quite a bit of wisdom in that statement made by my five year old, I think

Lydia Appleton future RN?
Lydia will soon be eight. Before our eyes she is starting to change from a little girl into a young lady. It is a bit scary, especially for her daddy. Beyond our fears though, it is so interesting to watch the kids grow and mature, and see their natural gifts and talents play out.Lydia has always been a nurturer. We

More Fall Fun
Thursday night we all planned to go for our annual visit to the Pumpkin House. At the last minute Lydia and Nolan traveled to Ohio with my parent to visit Uncle Jake and Aunt Delilah and of course the cousins. We decided to take the other two kids anyway and we invited one o