Monthly Archives: November 2015

I’m an orangutan

9 November 2015, 2:16 pm by Giggles

Categories: Family, Learn Something

I learned that modern orangutan mothers are in constant physical contact with their children for the first 4-5 months of their lives. Constant. The two are never apart. Always touching. And I think I might be part orangutan. Keep reading →

2 Shared thoughts

Reverently

8 November 2015, 11:32 pm by Giggles

Categories: Gospel

I’ve spent a lot of time the past couple of years trying to figure out how to teach my children to be reverent because I definitely want them to understand it is more than just being quiet. Sitting perfectly silent in church while giving your brother a death stare does not a reverent person make. Keep reading →

2 Shared thoughts

Bagpipes

7 November 2015, 10:54 pm by Giggles

Categories: Random

Let it be noted, if anyone plays “Amazing Grace” at my funeral, it must be played on bagpipes. That’s the only way to play that song. Keep reading →

4 Shared thoughts

Adventure is out there?

6 November 2015, 9:33 am by Giggles

Categories: Life

Day-to-day my life would probably be pretty boring. Right now it’s a never ending cycle of diaper changes. But take the bigger picture, step back a bit, and I’ve led a pretty adventurous life! And I’ve still got a lot of life left to live too. Given the right screen writer it might even make a decent movie. Keep reading →

5 Shared thoughts

Shimei

5 November 2015, 2:05 pm by Giggles

Categories: Family, Happy Things

Shimei is our little man. He has a smile that’s bigger than his face. We have yet to figure out how that works but it’s true. Keep reading →

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Crafts with my kiddos – Hand & foot prints

4 November 2015, 8:42 pm by Giggles

Categories: Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

While you can find a million and one ways to have a child do a hand or foot print and then have an adult decorate it, I wanted the majority of the crafts we did to involve their creativity as much as possible, not mine. Iddo now LOVES to do hand prints with the ink pad. Here are some of the things we’ve done with hand and feet prints and what ages we did them at. Keep reading →

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