Shotsnaps

The story of our path to this point is long and boring, so here's the short version. Before Christmas, God provided us with something ve...

(I used the word, the very worst word, just for you.) John works the 2-10 shift now, which, overall, is good, but which has the unfortunate ...

It's official. Nearly this entire batch of posts is devoted to material goods of little consequence. I'm giving you the pictures th...

This long post is mostly to give McGamma a smile.The girls have some amazing toy wealth, most of which has never been captured on snapshots,...

I made three sloppy teabags on a whim one night long, long ago . The fact that not one of the three has been lost is nearly miraculous, and...

Like all children do, Annie gets on doodle kicks in which she draws a variation on the same theme for weeks at a time. In late October and ...

Remember Annie's pirate sword ? She's fiercely protective of it and hides it in couch crevices, in dresser drawers, and under furni...

This was Susannah's gift. I made six wee diapers for her baby, I folded them nicely in a pouch, And I made a few wipes to clean messes....

Millie's gift was this square-bottomed bag I sewed for Gracie, her much-loved alter ego. Doesn't she look concerned and prepared? Sh...

Around Christmas, my mom gave Piper her quilt, which though big, isn't nearly as immense as this snapshot makes it seems. I set Piper i...

My first student teaching placement in college paired me with an incredible teacher. One of his valuable practices was to give his students...