Monthly Archives: June 2009

Life in Lyman: Parrot Piñata

Two days before Halloween and the costumes are done. The kids wanted to be parrots and Brenda sewed long strips of material onto a sweatshirt to simulate feathers. The kids loved them and wore them all around the house. They … Continue reading

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Life in Lyman: Drawing Dragons

My 12 year old likes to draw dragons. Here is her favorite, Flower. Flower is a nature dragon that breathes flowers. After seeing the drawing, Brenda said she wishes that when she opens her mouth that flowers would come out, … Continue reading

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Life in Lyman: Pretty in Pink

What if everything in the world were pink?” said my five year old. “The Flowers, and grass, and trees, and clouds. Would you like that mom?” “No.” said Brenda. “Oh yeah,” she said, “Then boys wouldn’t like it.” I agree. As a … Continue reading

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Life in Lyman: Going Postal

What was the postman thinking when he post marked this? Postal and pretty uptight that someone might try to use a lightly post marked stamp. It should be obvious that there was postage on this. I can’t believe they would … Continue reading

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Life in Lyman: Toothless Fairy

Tooth number three came out yesterday morning. She is so excited about loosing teeth that she really worked on this one and it still had a pretty good root attached. Now, you know the drill. Under the pillow, money in … Continue reading

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Life in Lyman: Eden

I think we live in the children’s Garden of Eden. Every day there is something new to discover and scare your little sister with. My oldest daughter caught a snake today. It spent a half an hour in a jar … Continue reading

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Life in Lyman: Fish Farming

Brenda was talking to the neighbor and he mentioned that he was stocking his pond (aka gravel pit) with fish and wondered if she wanted to buy some fish and fish food. And just like that, we are fish farmers. … Continue reading

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