Team Gray!

In an aside, just the 5th and 7th graders had dictation last week. The third grader reviewed his list from the previous week. Some of the spelling words this week were religious, thus this story: The apostle Peter explained that Jesus died as a substitution for our deplorable and indefensible deeds, acting as a cleanser [...]

Last week in the Fairy World of Home, the week started with the washing machine breaking and ended with two birthdays. In the middle, it seemed like everyone was sick. Somehow, everyone worked together to keep the home running smoothly. We also hear about Laundry Elf’s husband for the first time. 3/16: Laundry elf and [...]

I remember the snowstorm of 18 years ago. It was preceeded by 70 degree (in March!) days. Today, while everyone is complaining about the lackluster start of spring, I smile, remembering my newborn son. That baby is still in there, somewhere. In that deep-voiced, goatee sporting, driving man. That little boy, the youngest for 5 [...]