New school year bring big changes!
Category: Dixie
Fall 2020
It’s been one helluva season. Homeschooling has been going great, the kids are really thriving and I’m definitely enjoying all the quality time. Not going to lie, it’s not always easy. I’m learning how to extend a lot of grace, not only to the kids but also to myself. The two hour window of “play [...]
October so far…
Summer might be over, but you bet we will soak up the rest of these 70° days with neighbors, friends and family! Crosby helping dad build the sheep’s “pen-demic.” Neighbor/Auntie lets Lincoln come help with the goats often. Trying to get someone excited for our Sunday morning walk...he currently wants to be carried everywhere. We [...]
Table Talk
Classic dinner conversation at the Gillespie house. Hudson age 9: "Dad's name is Johnny but sometimes people call him John for short." Me: "Actually, his real name is John but we all call him Johnny." Dixie age 7: "So, mom (pauses) is your real name Feeb?" These two photos have nothing to do with the [...]
Sunday’s are fundays
When we moved from our home in California, what we lost in square footage we gained in acreage! Because our garage had become kind of a storage unit of sorts, Johnny decided he wanted to get some shipping containers. We learned after our first glorious summer of thunderstorms that Colorado loves surprise hail storms. The [...]
Future PE teacher?
Day one of "social distancing COVID homeschool" got off to a shaky start. Four different grades, two different schools and eight different teachers sending us instructions on e-learning has me a wee bit overwhelmed. Here in the Forest, we have really crappy internet so who knows how this’ll go. But everything is gonna be okay [...]
Daddy/Daughter Masquerade
Gold glitter eyeshadow and red lipgloss are just perks. The MOST exciting part of today is going to a dance with her daddy. I don't think I'll ever be as cool as this chick. The boys and I have a less glamorous but equally fun evening planned: Grubhub some burgers and watch Cool Runnings in [...]
Date your kid pt. 1
This week Johnny and I sat down and made lists. Goals for our year, long term goals etc. Personal, marriage, family, financial, travel. I mean not to brag, but I already checked 2 things off of my list! ✔️ Find a local MOPS group to join ✔️ Start monthly kid dates We decided to alternate [...]
Guppy, did you get mail?
Dixie just told me she put a letter in the mailbox for Guppy (my mom) a few days ago...no envelope or stamp. She asked me to call and see if she got it yet. Also, she let me know that she’d rather be swallowed by a dinosaur than rolled over by a bunch of rocks...in [...]
