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Eighth Child Syndrome
Have you seen that thing that goes around the internet about multiple children? It goes something like this: First child: you boil and sterilize the pacifier Second child: you wash the pacifier under running water Third child: you wipe the pacifier off on your sleeve People are always sending me stuff like that (I can’t…
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At the Playground
Yesterday, Daddy and Fletcher had some special time. The brakes went out on the truck, so the two of them drove the truck to the mechanics. They left it there and went exploring. Guess what they found? A bridge. Being intrepid explorers, they crossed the bridge and followed the path beyond to… The elementary school…
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Speed. I am Speed.
When Hewitt was in the hospital we watched the movie Cars. Then we watched it again. And again, and again. Twelve times we watched that movie. I blame it on Grandma :). She had gotten Hewitt a Lightning McQueen t-shirt. And then she got him Cars sneakers. Hewitt spent days (actually, he’s still doing it)…
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Many Chickens, Many Eggs
In the Jonas house, the youngest person able to do any given job is generally responsible for that job. In regards to the chickens, that generally means that Greyden gathers the eggs from our chickens everyday. It was Emery’s job, but I’m switching it over to Greyden’s. Every once in a while, Greyden won’t close…
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Daddy Solutions
Have you ever noticed that moms and dads respond to the same situations very differently? I know this, and yet, Jim still surprises me with how differently he handles some of the problems our family is always creating. I easily admit that many of his solutions are better than mine. But quite often, Jim will…
