Someone suggested that I give the boys shoe boxes to decorate and we could store their socks in those (Thanks, Kelly!). I love that idea ...

Merry Christmas from all of us!  All my siblings are in town. We've stayed up late three nights in a row. It's been fun, but exhaust...

I've been having trouble with my comments recently.  Several people have told me that they aren't working.  So, I am going to be pla...

Last Thursdsy when it was 24° F outside and super windy we went to the library. It wasn't as scary to take three little boys as I had th...

Is this weird?  I put pant and shirts on their sides so that I can see everything that is clean. I try to put clean clothes in the back so t...

We've been doing a lot of reading. I finished a book this week! I stayed up late a few nights this week to read. 😳 One of my friends...

For as long as I have known her, my mother-in-law has mentioned wanting a tree skirt. Since I never know what to buy her I decided to make h...

Because I am starting some schoolwork with Martin, i have realized that my days need to have a little more structure. Also, when you have on...

It is December! That put me in the mood to make something fun and christmasy. More photos when I finish quilting. Are you making any Christm...

It is a Shelton tradition to make and eat gingerbread cookies. It is one that I haven't picked up. The taste is okay. It is so much work...

Today, as we were making gingerbread cookie dough, I heard, "Mom, look we can blow on this molasses and it gets wider."  I looked ...

This is my sewing table. I love it!! Jared built it so I could lay quilting pieces out on it and other sewing projects, but I mostly use it ...

Today's school lesson is on heat transfer and friction. We are testing how different materials react to energy being applied to them.  R...

Martin is only three, which is too early for real schoolwork. However, I try to work learning activities into much of life. As we play outsi...

I love overalls on little kids. I have them in almost every size from 12 months to 3T. In the smaller sizes I have them in various colors an...

Charles Spurgeon: I believe in eggs, but we must get chickens out of them... Brethren, do something; do something; do something. While commi...

6. For sleep. When I'm pregnant I wake up four to five times a night to use the bathroom and often can't fall back asleep right away...

Before James was born I started this quilt.  I actually have it ready to quilt, but I haven't taken a picture of it in that stage.  I w...

I am thankful for: 1.  ...Jared. He has taken such good care of me since James was born (and always). He cleans the house and washes clothes...

Yesterday, we celebrated this guy's birthday with a trip to the beach (our first of the year) and a stop by our favorite playground.  He...