He Leadeth Me

This is probably the most famous photo since I have shared it and it is now my FB profile picture.  The Little Princess with her loyal subjects. I thought it would be fun to give a little background on our recent family photo adventure. Several years ago, our three families decided to do "something different" for Christmas gifts because we didn't really need any more "STUFF." We still buy for the children but for the adults, we have done a variety of things. One year we all bought gift cards to restaurants  and other places  and then we all picked our favorite gift cards  as gifts. For another couple of years, the rule was that you had to buy your gifts at a yard sale or thrift shop.  Lots of fun with that one. This past Christmas, each family drew a season, and we were in charge of planning an event for the entire family for that season. So the event from David and I to the e...

The Preschools that Kelly tried to get Cora into for this fall were not available, so she asked me if I would be willing to have a "Nana School" for Cora one day a week? Now, really, who can resist that? Today was our first day. We colored pictures. We played outside. Isn't her school dress pretty? She was such a big girl and loved every minute of the day, as did her teacher. We did some swinging. What a happy girl! She picked up jewels. She played with the same Fisher Price little people her mama and uncle played with. She ate lunch. She had "Computer Class" and practiced an educational game. What a joy this little girl was to her Nana and Ducca. Yes, Ducca was also a part of the day. At one point something wasn't working and Cora said, "Ducca will fix it for me." And some of you are asking if it was Nana School, what Standards did we address? Standard 1:  Giggling Standard 2:  Playing ...