Lucy LOVES the trampoline. I mean, what’s a stronger word?…she ADORES it, she can’t get enough of it. If I’d let her sleep out there she’d be as pleased as punch. The older kids love to bounce her with all their friends. It’s the new after-school past time around here. I love love love watching…
I am SO thankful to everyone who responded to what I wrote about Lucy a while ago. Seriously, people came out of the woodwork with phone calls or e-mails…some of them were people I didn’t even really know that well, a friend of a friend, a girl I knew when I was a freshman at…
Back in January I was so inspired by my cousin-in-law Kara’s new “word” for the new year. She wrote a post about it here and explains it beautifully. She picks a word each year as sort of a theme and tries to live it throughout the year. I got all motivated for 2008 and decided…
I know I’ve already said it in so many words, but this has probably been the most stressful Christmas season yet. (Hence the reason why I’m up at 5:45…don’t ask me why I’m doing my blog instead of a million other things that need to be done, but, hey, this is my journal.) And it…
We’re home safe and sound trying to hit the ground running to catch up again, and trying to scrounge up some Halloween costumes for parties that are now bombarding our calendar. But we just returned from exploring BOSTON and I want to remember it! I’m just going to write the segments of our trip when…
Dave is out of town…again. This is what he missed out on this Saturday:-waking up early to the sound of our kids jumping and yelling (nicely but loudly) on the trampoline…I’m sure the neighbors were pleased-the Saturday job routine-a morning photo shoot-cleaning up the disaster in the kitchen following the photo shoot-listening to uplifting conference…
Grace turned six this week. Oh my word was she ever excited. The countdown began weeks ago and she could hardly believe her luck when the day finally came…even despite the fact we’re not doing friend b-day parties this year.The thing she was very most excited about was that she got to get her ears…