Stac’s Place

Our family enjoyed another snow day in central PA.  No school for the kids today, which was a bummer for Annabelle.  I think her brother and sisters quite enjoy the days off, but Annabelle still has that “I like school” thing going on.
At some point in the day Levi bolted for Slab Cabin and a [...]

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Our friend Joyce came over tonight.  Annabelle was dealing with some stuff tonight, so Kim called in her Big Sisters to come help sort things out.  It was a good call.  Annabelle needed to talk, and Joyce was able to help her process through some stuff that’s been on her heart.
When we bought Annabelle her [...]

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I dropped my url into Google translator today and showed Annabelle how to read my blog in Chinese.  So if you’re reading this Annabelle,
Wednesdays are still a little weird for me.  Wednesday used to be my busiest day of the week (Sunday is close, though) due to the fact that it’s the night our [...]

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4 out of 5 dentists agree…Annabelle now likes the sweet crunchy seductress who masquerades as a leprechaun, bringing his magically delicious tooth decay…
I came downstairs to find Annabelle sitting in front of an empty bowl this morning.  The deed had been done.  And yes, it’s true, she had an appointment with Dr. Kelly (our kids’ [...]

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I know, it’s Monday night.  But you’ll have to cut me some slack!  Monday’s my day off, so my weekend gets a little longer.  I kind of like it that way…
We headed out to visit our friends the Eveleths the other night.  They have 5 kids, and one of their daughters is adopted from Ethiopia.  [...]

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One of the frequent questions that I’m fielding is about Annabelle’s vocabulary.  Is she learning English?  Lilly told us this story tonight at the dinner table, and she wanted me to pass it along to you…
Lilly and Annabelle were hanging out upstairs this afternoon.  At some point in the doll-dressing (I’m guessing here; they could [...]

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For those of you who are relatively new to the blog, thanks for joining us on our journey.  You might not know that I’ve recently switched gears at our church.  11 years ago, Calvary asked me to come join the team and serve as the youth pastor.  My role has shifted and morphed over the [...]

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I’m never quite sure what “normal” means.  It probably varies for every family.  Kim and I learned long ago to stop measuring our family against others when it comes to defining normal.  We’ve tried to establish some regular rhythms of life for our kids, and they’re responding well.  We thought and prayed about how busy [...]

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Annabelle had her first solo play date today–with Evangeline!  I’m not sure how many 3rd graders get to play with college students, but that’s how we roll!  They spent the afternoon hanging out on Barbie.com, dressing up some physical Barbies, and chattering away in Mandarin.  It was so cool to hear Annabelle talking, just like [...]

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This has been a pretty big weekend for Annabelle already, and we haven’t even been to church yet!  Friday was the class Valentine party.  Our little girls walked in to class, armed with their bags full of home-made valentines cards for their classmates.  They came out with an equal but different set of cards.  And [...]

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