Happy Mother’s Day!

A woman is joyfully embraced by two children, one wearing a cap and the other in a floral skirt.

Mammoth dill. Saved the seeds last year and growing lots more this year.

A cluster of vibrant yellow flowers with delicate stems is surrounded by grass and bordered by paving stones.

It has rained a lot here today.

A gravel driveway leads to a flooded area surrounded by trees and greenery.

Recently realized that our property is eligible to be a certified wildlife habitat through NWF. Thinking about moving forward with that.

Fairly certain no one wears more socks in a week’s time than my daughter. I did (her) laundry for the second time this week, and there were 15 pairs. 🤪🧦

While Matt took B to baseball practice this evening, Ro and I: Transferred painted lady chrysalises to a larger enclosure, I did a maze she drew, I read a book to her, played catch, she put on a scooter show, planted flowers, fed fish, and she tried to coax a bunny out of the fire pit with grass. ✅

She’s his (littlest) biggest fan. 🖤💜

A young girl sitting in a chair holds up a sign that reads "GO DRAGONS" at an outdoor event, surrounded by other spectators.

In case you’re ever faced with the decision, I’m gonna help you out… Opting for a cleat over another type of shoe to try and squish a spider is the wrong choice.

B found a (live) crawfish in the garden yesterday.

A person is holding a crawfish above a garden bed filled with green plants.

The power of sin is broken Jesus overcame it all He has won our freedom Jesus has won it all

Been singing this in my head since yesterday

Thankful for true freedom via grace and power!

One of the best things to do on a Spring Saturday… We went to one of our favorite local “plant places” today, and the kids picked out some flowers for their garden.

Two children are exploring plants in a greenhouse filled with greenery and flowers.

Just rearranged the flower and herb pots on my porch for about the 114th time in the last two weeks. Still not sure I like the configuration, but I can fit a chair in amongst them now… So, maybe I’ll find one and go sit with my plants and think of another way to rearrange them.

Thought my coffee looked pretty from above. I prefer purchasing beans that I know were roasted pretty recently, but sometimes I don’t order in time and it’s tragic to run out. 🤪 So, I’m currently using (and like) Kicking Horse Coffee Three Sisters and Decaf mixed together for a homemade half caff.

A frothy coffee topped with a generous amount of cinnamon, viewed from above.

3 years ago today: My girl hunting for Easter eggs in the clover at home 💛🩵🩷💜💚

A young child wearing a blue cap and colorful boots holds up a pink basket while standing on a yard full of clover.

We got school done early so we could have a “LEGO party.” Kids have their own new sets they’re working on, and I’m doing this set I recently got for my birthday.

A LEGO instruction booklet featuring a floral design and a numbered LEGO bag are displayed on a wooden surface.

(Happily) Flew through some school this morning. Then, we might have got the order of things wrong, but so be it… Chiro then trampoline park for the kiddos. Welcome time with sweet friends (both theirs and mine).

A trampoline park is seen through a chain-link fence, with kids playing on the trampolines.

Chiropractor wiped me out today. So tired. And so sore.

From our trip last week

March 27, 2025: Houston Museum of Natural Science

Such a good museum. My two favorite exhibits this time were Fabergé (first two photos) and Gems and Minerals. Ancient Egypt is pretty cool too. (Third photo is from the Hall of Paleontology 🦖.)

A detailed, intricately designed egg sits on display in an art exhibition, surrounded by glass cases.A girl in a red skirt walks through an ornate, museum interior with intricate flooring and display cases.A large dinosaur skeleton is displayed in a museum exhibit, mounted in a dramatic, dynamic pose.

Busy, busy last week and a half. Baseball practice for the bud, pack for trip, go on trip for 4 days, travel home with baseball game next day, church and house care, another baseball game, my week to teach at our co-op, grocery shopping, eye appt. for me, packing for another trip soon, + homeschool.

March 26th, 2025: Houston Zoo!

Ro’s favorite animal was the meerkats. And I didn’t get a picture of her with those even though she sat looking at them for a while… And asked to see them one more time before we left. But allll the other animals were close seconds. And we had a great time!!

A seal gracefully swims underwater while sunlight filters through the surface above, with a child watching from below.Two children are observing a pelican through some fencing at an outdoor enclosure.A child is observing mongoose from inside a transparent dome in a zoo exhibit.