A couple weeks ago my neighbor came over to borrow a recipe. Amidst our short visit she asked how Lucy was doing. I joked with her that I probably owe her some ear plugs and some treats for putting up with all Lucy’s antics she can probably hear with precision from her house ten feet…
Dearest David, Here’s a little re-cap about life at home as you traipse around on the other side of the planet: We had our Primary Program at church. I wish I would have snuck in a video camera so you could see Lucy right in front marching to the songs and acting like she knew…
Some random things I haven’t gabbed on and on about yet: We introduced our kids to Dave’s favorite frozen yogurt place. I say “Dave’s” favorite because I could take it or leave it…I’m not a connoisseur of ice cream. I’ll just take some chocolate chip cookie dough, thank you very much.They quickly joined on Dave’s…
Any greatness my children may some day attain is surely due to their grandparents (on both sides). Sometimes I sit and wonder if my kids will ever realize how extremely blessed they are to have that…two sets of adoring grandparents who would do anything in the world for them. My parents have the grand kids…
Yes, there is a big, fat “S” on the end of the word “celebrations” up there in the title because man alive, this girl had a few of them.We started out with our traditional family birthday breakfast:Before school, her friends were really sneaky and tricked her into signing a form they claimed was for her…
Here’s what we got of the first day back on Wednesday. Junior High kids:Elle trying to show off her shoes:Max trying to mock Elle’s pose:(that was my fav. picture)Elementary school kids:Waiting for the bus (that never actually came that day):Shots from when my friend and I snuck in to spy on our kids:(Claire was a…
…my cousin’s darling daughter. Last week she was diagnosed with leukemia. And it’s hit me hard to think how quickly life can change. To go in one day from trying to swim through the often molasses-like mundane-ness of every day life to being thrown into a new world where blood transfusions and chemotherapy are thrust…
Here are a couple “clicks” for you to enjoy this Good Friday (although they’re not really related to Good Friday, but hey, they are pretty darn good anyway). Click here for the “Easter story cookies” I was talking about a couple posts ago. Click here to find out about the really great “Motherhood Retreat” my…