I did not grow up camping. I’m mostly an insidey kind of gal. David *did* grow up camping. In a tent. In places other than his own back yard. Now that we are married, that has meant that we are not a camping family. The kids must have inherited a fascination with nature from David’s […]
If this is your first time stopping by, don’t forget to follow Sweeping Up Joy on bloglovin or subscribe via email! Pope Francis declared a Jubilee Year of Mercy that will wrap up in November. In looking to ways to mark this special year, I know that my kids learn best through stories. They have memorized the […]
Here are the highlights of what we’ve been reading aloud (re-al? Get it?). We love reading together, and I’m glad to have a blog to keep our reading lists all in one place now. I’m not going to try to remember all the books we read this spring, so the list will just be from […]
We are missing a library book. I have checked everywhere it would be reasonable for a book to be…under beds, mixed in with our other books, between the couch cushions. I have checked many places it would be unreasonable for a book to be… amidst the clean, folded towels in the bathroom, in the bench […]
My first quick takes! Woo hoo! We just finished reading Poppy by Avi aloud. It’s our first try of an action/adventure book, and the kids enjoyed the suspense and danger. Owl pellets! Porcupines! I have selfishly edited out a lot of “dude”s in my reading. My kids incorporate bits of the books we read into our daily […]
Cee asked me a few times throughout the day if it looked like she was limping. It did, but I gave some noncommittal answer. I asked if anything hurt, and she said that it feels the way it does before a flare. Primarily it’s her hip. I knew that something was coming, but I didn’t really […]