Allergy Testing

We had the boys tested for a whole bunch of allergies yesterday, and the results were resoundingly negative.  I guess that’s a good thing, right?  Actually, David even had such a small reaction to the histamine sample that the allergist thought we must have given him antihistamines recently, which we haven’t.  So if he can’t [...]

Caught!

I suppose the fact that she went to hide in our bedroom with the door shut means that she had some idea that she wasn’t supposed to be doing that.
And I suppose the fact that the first thing we did when we found her was to take a picture means that she’s just too cute.

Reading Buddies

Teresa helps Mama with Supper

Teresa has been learning young to be a helper….

I never would have guessed…

…that the kids would find a dental appointment so exciting.  B. and D. had their first-ever dentist visit the other day, and before they went I talked to them about what would happen, hoping to keep it from being too traumatic.  J. took them to their appointment, and they apparently came through with flying colors.  [...]

Teaching spelling the easy way

Two years ago, I began a spelling book with B. while she was in first grade.  Within a few months, it became clear that we were wasting our time:  even though each week she completed a lesson and successfully spelled all the words in it, several weeks later she would not remember how to spell [...]

Wood-splitting update

Well, after going back to it, I figured out the log that had me despairing was a particularly difficult one.  As long as I stick with logs under 10″ diameter, I can get them split reasonably quickly, so I’m not quite as much of a wimp as I thought I was.  However, even though it [...]

Update on Swimming

Well, at half-way through the lessons, it is obvious that neither B. nor D. will actually be swimming by the end of them.  However, they are both much more comfortable in the water now, and particularly more comfortable stretched out in a swimming position.  B. looks like she might be pretty close to having beginning [...]

Crash Course in Swimming

B. and D. started swimming lessons today.  The lessons will be an hour a day, five days a week, for two weeks.  It’s hard for me to believe that B. and D. could actually be swimming in that short of a time, but we’ll see.  They both learned to ride their bikes in a really [...]

Irony

Due to the current family illness, yesterday, on Regina’s nameday, Regina was not able to have any of the dessert (cherry crisp); tonight, on B. Rose’s nameday, Rose was not able to have any of the dessert (same thing, since we didn’t finish it yesterday). Hope we make it through this soon!