Category: Children

  • Vacationing

    Vacationing

    We took a short vacation to Gulf Shores, AL, the last week of September. I must have entered a time warp because I’m pretty sure we drove home yesterday. I can’t tell you anything significant about last week. Makes me wonder what in the world I’m doing with all of my time. On the whole,…

  • Thankful Thursday

    Thankful Thursday

    I’m thankful for my Hannah. I am thankful for the time we shared last weekend. I don’t know that we’ve had extended time together, just the two of us, since we brought her little brother home from the hospital 11 years ago. We were able to enjoy more time together than I had expected. Friday…

  • This Week in Pictures

    It’s been a fun week for the Wiggins family. We visited the pool. We visited Homegrown Alabama. Last night, I attended a Birmingham Bloggers’ event, So You Think You Can Blog, hosted by the See Jane Write Network. I always enjoy meeting other bloggers. When I started blogging in 2006, finding another blogger “in real…

  • Family Read-Alouds

    A “Thankful Thursday” post On days that I do not leave the house, even if I’ve done several chores, I don’t really feel like I’ve done anything. Today I loaded, unloaded, reloaded, and ran the dishwasher. Fed the family a couple of times. Sorted and began washing the laundry. Made a run to the grocery…

  • Decreasing the daily dirty dishes pile

    Sunday afternoon, while our family was visiting at Karl’s grandmother’s house, I noticed an old Southern Living book. I say old, but it really isn’t old — it’s from 1997. I didn’t know it, but, apparently, Southern Living compiles every single recipe from one year and publishes them in a nice hardback book. Included in…