What a fun week! Here's what we've been up to: Last Saturday, our church hosted it's first craft show. Our family had a table set up with some crocheted projects and though the crowds were thinner than we'd hoped, we sold several items and chatted with lots of people. Sunday, we celebrated Ruth's birthday with … Continue reading Friday Favorites: 8 Dec. 2023
Prepare Ye Room
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We've had snow the last few days (including a pretty decent blizzard with sideways snow and tons of wind); our tree glows all day and night; and the lights are hung outside (and still hanging after said storm). But the decorations and ambience aren't as important as … Continue reading Prepare Ye Room
Happy Birthday, Ruth!
Ruth turns eight years old today and I'm so proud of her, I could cry. I have thought so much recently about what I could write to honor my daughter and celebrate her birthday. And the one word that keeps coming to mind to describe Ruth over the last year is "overcomer." Ruth overcame so … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Ruth!
Friday Favorites: 1 Dec. 2023
Happy Friday and happy December! We have homeschool co-op this morning, then a busy three days with our church's Christmas market (tomorrow), church and Ruth's birthday party (Sunday), and Ruth's birthday (Monday). Here are some favorites from the week: Last Friday night, we had our Thanksgiving dinner with other Americans living here in Quebec City. … Continue reading Friday Favorites: 1 Dec. 2023
Batts Abroad – YouTube
The few hours between mid-afternoon and dinner time can get kind of squirrely in our apartment. Kids are done with school for the day, but it's already dark so they can't easily play outside. Often, they end up doing an interactive workout type video on YouTube, but last night, Allen showed them some of our … Continue reading Batts Abroad – YouTube
Weekend Surprise
Our dear friend, Kendall, who is really like the 6th member of our family, came to Quebec City this weekend from where she lives near Ottawa and surprised the kids! We spent all Sunday afternoon and evening with her and had the nicest time together. The kids were so excited that she was in town … Continue reading Weekend Surprise
Friday Favorites: 24 November 2023
Happy day after Thanksgiving! We're celebrating with other Americans (32 of us total!) over a nice dinner tonight at friends' house. But until then, it's a normal day of homeschool, returning library books, and working. Here are some of our favorites from this week: Last Friday, Clara did a book report on a book we … Continue reading Friday Favorites: 24 November 2023
Happy Thanksgiving 2023
Happy Thanksgiving! Allen and I were laughing last night - we saw all these posts on Instagram and Facebook of friends getting ready for a big dinner today, yet we had totally forgotten that it was Thanksgiving! We're celebrating with American friends tomorrow night, so today being The Day had totally slipped our minds. Nonetheless, … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving 2023
The Rest of 2023
We're less than two months from the end of the year, and here's what we have going on between now and then: Homeschool. We have some fun projects in the works right now (like spending lots of time learning about Simple Machines!) and are joining other homeschooling friends at a local science museum this Friday … Continue reading The Rest of 2023
Friday Favorites: 17 Nov. 2023
Happy Friday! Seems like every week, the weeks get shorter and shorter… and not just because of the lack of sunlight. It’s dark here by about 5:30pm and it feels so odd to think about eating dinner in the dark for the next three months. You’d think we’d be used to it after growing up … Continue reading Friday Favorites: 17 Nov. 2023