Call Me Crazy...: Back to School Shopping, Take Three

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Back to School Shopping, Take Three

The kids have open house at their school today, so they had to get dressed in "school clothes." I had to take this opportunity to get a photo! Above are from left to right:
Ruth, Anne, Donald, John, David, Paige, Wesley, Joseph, Jeanette, Diana, and Douglas.

Aren't they a pretty sight!

This is for you, older siblings, who have flown the coup! We miss you all: Louise (TX), Marie (KY), Kerry (PA university), Grace (VA) and Dawn (VA university). We love you all, and miss watching your new school year beginnings!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...: I read your blog faithfully..I was a friend of Gale's when we were teenagers. I love watching the children grow up..they are all beautiful. Thank you for the blog.; August 29, 2008 12:46 AM
Michael said...: Threadless have reduced 140 designs in their back to school sale to $9! There are limited sizes so you may not be able to get certain designs in your size. You can view all $9 t-shirts here or view all t-shirts on sale here; August 30, 2008 1:00 AM
mommeeof9 said...: I look forward to the big kids going to school. But, I forgot how much mischief the younger 2 can get into without constant supervision. Thank heavens my oldest has only 1 class this semester. She is home by 2:15 to help either with the housework or the munchkins.; August 30, 2008 2:02 PM
AJ said...: That is a cool pic!; August 31, 2008 8:02 PM
Rick said...: Ok, yes I agree you are a bit crazy. Wow! That's a crew. Thank the Lord there ain't an ugly one in the bunch.

Enjoyed surfing to your blog. Have a great school year.; September 3, 2008 2:29 PM
moredayslikethisplease said...: And I thought I had a lot to buy! Wow! They certainly look ready to go! Found you via Crosswalk forums! I'm subscribing!
Garsy; September 10, 2008 4:29 PM

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Our family is rather unique in the "super large family" world for we are blending two as in the movie, "Your's, Mine, Ours."

Hubby, soccerguy, lost his beloved late wife, the mother of his eleven children, to cancer in 2004 just one month after giving birth to their youngest son at 28 weeks gestation. The family struggle was intense, but they made it through the summer. In his grief, he met me online about a month later.

I was living in a southern state, going through a divorce (to a diplomat) and needed work. Soccerguy hired me to watch his kids because we had become good friends, and I had no marketable skills other than issuing visas and being a stay at home mom. We spent the 04-05 school year working side by side to care for our, then, 14 kids at home.

We were married on Father's Day, 2005 and have been in the blending process ever since. It's rarely easy, but I laugh almost everyday at something someone does. Even my lowest days, I get hugs and kisses. As life continues forward, we look forward to many more ups and downs and with God's grace, we will endure to the end.

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