This weekend one of the Greek Orthodox churches held their annual festival. Since Phil and I like eating gyros we went over to check it out. I’m glad we did.
Little Sisters
August 20th, 2016 by Aubri
Daybook August: Living Seasonally
August 9th, 2016 by Aubri
Living Seasonally
Once again, the season of summer is coming to a close. I’m not sure I accomplished any of the small goals I had for this summer but that’s ok. We made a lot of good memories over the past couple months and enjoyed so much of what Summer brings. Except I don’t think there was nearly enough watermelon.
It’s back to school next week and I’m eager for the return of our routines and schedules. It’s time the babies are occupied with more than just free play and tormenting one another.
The girls are gone to visit friends for a few days, then the boys will be gone. We’re squeezing what we can out of the final days of unscheduled daylight.
Book of Ages
August 5th, 2016 by Aubri
With all the anguish of naming our sixth daughter I got to thinking a lot about names over the past few months. For me naming a baby is no easy task. Phil says it’s because I have to have the PERFECT one, as if there is such a thing. I don’t look for the perfect name, just the one I perfectly want. I want to like the name I give my child! But I guess that’s a tall order at this point because I really did begin to fear that Josephine would be nameless for the rest of her life.
A while back I read Book of Ages about the life of Jane Franklin, the sister of Benjamin Franklin. They wrote many letters to one another but none of hers survive. What did survive was her handmade “Book of Ages,” where she recorded the births of her 12 children. I liked that idea and thought I’d create my own but including more, the stories of the names we have chosen for our children.
So, for my babies. These are the stories of your names.
