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Making home 17 Aug 2013 | 01:25 am
Our lives are in boxes. Small boxes, big boxes. Sealed cardboard containers full of both the important (baby books) and mundane (cheese grater). The things that make a life a life. Our days are curre...
Yes, we're in 15 Aug 2013 | 03:37 am
Things have been a little .... chaotic unexpected unsettled crazy. But we're here, in our new home-for-now. Welcome to Whale House!
A decade, give or take 1 Aug 2013 | 01:28 am
Packing up, moving on. I remember the first time I walked over the threshold of this house. It was a rainy, grey November afternoon. Newcomers to western Washington, we still hadn't figured out tha....
(Preschool) Box Day 25 Jul 2013 | 10:10 am
Let the adventure begin.
Girls' room {big family, small house} 23 Jul 2013 | 09:51 am
After showing off the boys' room (the master bedroom), a couple of folks actually emailed asking to see what the room Jo and Seven share looks like. Since there are only two people sharing it, it hadn...
American Lit made easy 20 Jul 2013 | 09:02 am
One of my degrees is in English. One of Mr. Blandings' degrees is in English. Together, we have endured many an hour of sometimes fascinating, sometimes shamefully dull instruction in the name of unde...
Transition 18 Jul 2013 | 04:59 am
We headed home a little later than I anticipated last night. A fun outing to the pool had run longer than expected (who's going to cut that short on an 87 degree day?) and I was racing the clock to ge...
Who you callin' "baby"?!? 4 Jul 2013 | 11:58 pm
Reuven is six months old. Six months and change, actually. I have to remind myself of this daily ("He's only six months old!") because the truth is, this boy wants to grow up. And by growing up, I ....
Jehovah-Jireh 4 Jul 2013 | 01:12 am
The Lord has, as always, provided. I received word this morning that Mr. Blandings has been offered a new position. With higher pay. Because this is our God-- He is not only the One who calls home...
The dull ache 3 Jul 2013 | 12:33 am
The pain of losing my grandfather isn't quite so breathtaking now. I knew this would happen-- expected it-- and yet, it makes me feel a bit like a traitor. How can it have only been 4 months, and alr...
