I got a new car last week. My bedpost notches with cars are few: my beloved Saturn, then I drove the Mazda we traded it in for, and recently Steve's Hyundai Accent. But I have always wanted a black SUV. I knew once I was a mom to multiple kids, I would be an SUV... Continue Reading →
It has taken me a year and a half, but I have finally finished my Favorite Things wall. OK, maybe not finished, but mostly filled up (I will squeeze more things in there if I can). Don't play semantics with me, I know these aren't all things, but some are activities, one is a weather... Continue Reading →
I know I just blogged about Gracie. But bear with me. I had more emotions to sort through and air out and writing is the best way I know how. Although I get letters and pictures, and although she sent me a package and talked to me on the phone, nothing compares with seeing her... Continue Reading →
Gracie and her family are road tripping and happen to be in Nebraska, so we met up this morning. Before we left the house, Brandon said, "let's go to the park to see my half-sister." And we did.Brandon loved Gracie. He followed her around, talking endlessly. He talked about Wild Kratts (he likes Chris, she... Continue Reading →
Before Steve and I were someone's parents, we went out to eat a lot. We really love dining out - the service, the foods that we don't have the gumption to make ourselves, drinks, and leaving and doing whatever we wanted next - rather than the dishes. Although our hobbies are entirely different, we came... Continue Reading →
It's a heatwave here. We tried staying cool outside with popsicles and the kiddie pool, but sometimes, only air conditioning will do the trick. Holden's fine hair means scalp sunburns or hats. A hat is it. Brandon likes to hang out on our outdoor sofa, saying, "I'm just hanging out, mama." This is an attack of sweetness.... Continue Reading →
At the park today, Brandon took off his socks and shoes when he saw the other kids were running around barefoot. As usual, he immediately pointed out his painted toenails, saying, "look at my pretty toes! They're red!" Until today, he never received any push back on that. He is a three-year-old boy, and he... Continue Reading →
I've got a lot of things I do each day, but I try to just seamlessly integrate them into my day, rather than put the on a checklist and pay too much attention to them. Here they are, the ones I enjoy at least (I'm not including basic clean up and diapers, obviously). Drink coffee.... Continue Reading →
Another Fourth of July! If there is a giant Eileen's cookie around, it is all my boys will think and talk about. Brandon brought three chairs into the pool for himself and his cousins. He loves to lounge in the water. A family photo before the kids were in hysterics over the fireworks. Hooray!
When I think of home as a place, I think of course to my parents' house. Not the way it is now, with a monochromatic living room and rooms full of stuff rather than people; I think of it the way it was when my brothers, sister and I were children. Back then, it was... Continue Reading →
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