Little Jack’s Corner

I have succumbed to THE most. cheesiest. thing. on earth. eva.
I have entered Jack’s photo in week #4’s Baby photo contest album over at ContestforMoms.com.    The urge to do it was just far too powerful for me to resist.  I fought the temptation for 2.7 seconds and couldn’t stand it any longer.  I mean, I [...]

(Note:  No leaves or  babies were harmed in the making raking of these photos.)

Ever wondered what the original pilgrims found to be thankful for way back in the day before electricity, crockpots, can openers, french’s fried onions, instant gravy, and frozen turkeys?  
Well, I’ve found the answer.  Here.  
Go read it now.  I dare you.
(Warning:  Please do not have pepsi in your mouth while reading this or your [...]

….we’re taking our dog PupPup to their clinic be neutered. It’s pretty nice - they offer it for only $50. Our main vet cost over $200! His appointment is at 8:00, and we’ll be picking him back up this evening at 5 pm. He wasn’t allowed to eat or drink anything [...]

 
Twilight:  Ok, I begrudgingly admit, I’m not cool anymore.  (Ok.  I’ll even more begrudgingly admit that I probably was never cool in the first place).  Would you believe I had never heard of this book until about a month ago?   At just 25, I have apparantly left the realm of the trendy hip-and-happening fad [...]

(Voiced by 6 month old Jack-Evan, Typed by No One)
Dear Family and Friends….

Sincerely, Jack-Evan

Well.
It’s finally happened.
After 12 years of doing business online, my bank account has finally been hit by theft. 
Earlier today, I received an NSF notice from my bank which immediately got me puzzled - the account in question is just a little personal checking account for “fun money”.  We dont use it for family funds or [...]

Welcome to this week’s Library Friday! 
I go to the library so often that I thought I’d make a weekly MeMe to discuss the books our family loves to read.  Each Friday, I post some books I currently have in my library bag here at home.  You can play along too if you want to!  Just [...]

Or… When javascript isn’t working in wordpress, you probably have a funky piece of code in the template somewhere.
I hate it when I get a new blog going and then a piece of code from the template decides to break on me.
I hate it worse when I haveabsolutelynocluewhatsoever what piece of code that is!
That’s what’s [...]

Time:  10:47 PM, the other night.
Place:  Our bedroom.
Jack-Evan, who is now a hearty 6 months old, is lying between his father and I, enjoying some cuddling & play time before lights out. 
As I’m finishing up the story book I’m reading, he turns his little head towards me and says MumMum - then immediately turns his head the [...]

 Welcome to this week’s Works for Me Wednesday here at Little Jack’s Corner!
Ok, I’ve been making sweet tea the same way - like my mom - for years now.  The process from start to finish isn’t that long, maybe an hour from bag to fridge, but for a lazy cook like myself I wanted to find [...]

As I’ve mentioned before, we plan on homeschooling Jack-Evan in the future because of all of the wonderful benefits it can hold for families.  The thought of preparing for homeschooling someday has driven me to seek out and study homeschooling resources for the past year so I can become comfortable with what’s offered out there. 
To [...]

 
Johnny Tremain - I’m not sure how I missed this uber-popular book growing up, but the fact is, I did.  After hearing it mentioned so many times in homeschool circles and curriculums, I thought I’d see what the fuss was about.  Part of Sonlight’s 2,3, and 4 core books, it is recommended be for [...]

Kevin worked til 5:30 pm today, and with a 30 minute drive
to get home, we were in a rush to get our vote in before
the South Carolina poles closed at 7:00 pm.
Thankfully, with Ribs cookin’ in the crockpot, dinner wasn’t an issue.
Once Kevin was home, we packed up and
headed over to my parents house.

My parents [...]

We had a great time scooping up all of these great toys from the Goodwill
the other day.  Wooden toys are our favorite!

The cash register works great, and doubles as a kiddie calculator.

This toy still had a $13.99 retail store price sticker on it. 
On the side opposite of the abascus, there’s a tic tac toe board.

What [...]

I go to the library quite often, and even at 6 months old, Jack has already been more times than I can keep track of.  He always seems fascinated by the huge downtown library we go to, with it’s rows upon rows of escalators, 4 stories, reading patrons, and millions (it seems!) of books [...]

For this week’s Works for Me Wednesday (hosted by Rocks in My Dryer), I have a pretty short, easy tip. 
You know how those little bedside tables look cluttered with just a hefty radio clock and a lamp?  Sometimes there’s no room left for even a cup of water or some books!  I solved that problem with a simple [...]

It’s quite nifty how a blog can relate someone’s personality so well that even the author doesn’t realize it until months have passed. 
I have been blogging here at Little Jack’s Corner since January of 2008 when I was 24 weeks pregnant with our first child, Jack-Evan.  He is now almost 6 months old, and for [...]

There are some things that we do naturally around the house to keep it clean - sweep, mop, vaccuum, dish washing, and laundry.  While these are huge things that make a difference between a well kept home and a messy one, there are many tiny chores that can easily be overlooked, but when done occassionally, [...]

Three Pumpkins full of seeds:  $15.23
Portraits of a tiny Lion:  $48.99
New Baby to take trick o’ treating:  $20k
 
Knowing that you’re married to a man
who will do anything for the woman he loves? 

Priceless.
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NOTE:  This photo was taken on Oct. 29, 2006
at our church’s Fall Festival.
We had been married for 4 months.

Just yesterday, Jack-Evan - who will be 6 months on November 4th - learned how to put both of his legs under his body at the same time.  You know, in that famous crawling position that all babies are known for.
And just like that, today it seems like a lightbulb has turned on in his [...]

“Kevin, come here, you have GOT to see the color of this poop.”
~ Said a few hours after the introduction of carrot baby food.

The past couple of weeks, I’ve been in such a slump.  It may have been partly to do with the fact that I silently endured a nasty cold and worried to pieces that Jack-Evan would get sick.  Consequently, I began having nightmares at night - something that hasn’t really happened since the end of my [...]

…ok, if that just made you think of far off, unthinkable time, imagine how I feel.
Here I am, sitting in my brown leather recliner, in the latter part of 2008, nursing my almost 6 month old son.  Suddenly, my mind bunny trails into Jack’s future.  One thought leads to another, and I begin pondering over what [...]

or… When’s the last time you raked your bedroom?
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The Scene:  Kevin is asleep on one side of me in our kingsize bed.  Jack-Evan has latched on the other side of me to nurse for a few minutes.
Time:  2:47 AM.
 
     Kev:  :::rolls over on back, begins to laugh::::  That tree branch almost got you didn’t it!
     Me:  [...]

…no?
Well ours is.
To date, he’s snatched 3 jars of peanut butter, 3 dozen Krispe Kreme doughnuts, 2 loaves of bread, a full pack of Combo pretzels, a roll of saltine crackers, a bowlful of pork & beans, and a prenatal vitamin.
It all happens innocently enough….
Usually I…uh..I mean..one of us…will be munching merrily on a snack or making a [...]

Today we had (yet another) Sears photo session at noon. 
Kevin is off on Fridays, so it’s always nice to having him accompany me on these trips!  Plus it means that we get to have an excursion to the mall food court afterwards.  And, since Jack-Evan usually passes out after his pictures are taken, we get some [...]

I have to admit, I am addicted to capturing memories. 

Kevin and I practically live at the Sears portrait studio.

Jack is only 5 months old, yet we’ve already had 8 sessions.

C’mon…low as their prices are, who can resist??

One day, my sweet Jack-Evan will be all grown up.

The chubby baby cheeks, the toothless gums,
and the milky breath [...]

….or…. Never ask a sleeping man questions.
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The Scene:  Our Living Room. 
Guilty Party:  Kevin is napping on the couch, Jack-Evan is napping in my lap, and I’m randomly doing nothing on the internet.
Time:  Just a few minutes ago.
 
     Me:  Hey baby?  Kev… Honey? 
     Kev:   huh…uh..huh…what… ::::returns to snoring::::
     Me:  Hey!  You!
     Kev:   ::::opens one eye and [...]

Once in a while, my husband will whisk the baby away for some grand daddy-son time whilst mommy gets to revel in a longer-than-5-second bath.  Tonight was one of those nights. 
Sitting Laying there in the tub, covered with Mr. Bubble brand bubbles, I spent 43.8 glorious minutes floating between half asleep and half awake.  I was [...]