Author: Aili

August 12, 2013

Motivation

Hey baby, what are you doing? You haven’t been into the stairs ever before… Making…

August 8, 2013

“Do you think I should try to put Petra to bed now, or does she…

August 6, 2013

My mom and Gary had a party a couple weeks ago to celebrate the end…

August 5, 2013

from Old English glōmung, from glōm; related to Old Norse glāmr moon. Here, in our modern farmlet context, it means, “time…

August 4, 2013

Laura gave me some purple coneflower last year when she was thinning them out. I…

August 3, 2013

This week’s laundry was super exciting for me. Little Petra, at 10 months old, is…

August 2, 2013

Yesterday, Silas, Petra, and I had a picnic lunch with a dear friend who has…

August 1, 2013

Double digits! I feel like I start every post saying, “It’s hard to believe it’s…

July 30, 2013

Silas went to see Charlotte’s Web at JMU Children’s Playshop last weekend. On the way there,…

July 26, 2013

We’re about 90% sure that Silas really read–as in, sounded out–two words this week. The…