My Sloshy Walk Through a Winter Wonderland

Happy Snow Day!!!   Does anyone else get a bad case of the “blahs” on snow days???  It looks all glamorous and fun in the photos, but after a little while I get the need to get OUT of the house.  I just have this constant desire to be left alone.   Isn’t that kind of hilarious?  I want to be left alone, but I have a baby, a toddler, two boys, and a talkative husband.  Actually, they all like […]

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The Fifth Family Day at Home: Chaos reigns.

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 family drawing by Caleb   Today is the fifth day straight that the kids have been out of school and the first day that Daddy has gone back to work. (We had the weekend + MLK Jr. Day + 2 snow days).  I think we’re all starting to feel a little restless.   Okay, a lot restless.   I got so tired of the boys carrying on at lunch (during the baby’s nap) that I took everyone’s bowl away and banished them […]

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Fall: Taking Stock

Three months out from the new baby:  This is what my closet actually looks like right now.   Ah, Fall.  Who doesn’t love Fall?  The further north you live the more exciting it is!  (And also a little foreboding at the same time).     I love it just as much as anyone, and as CEO of our little abode, it is my duty to take stock of everyone’s closet situation each fall.  Then I must fill in the gaps, […]

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Road Trip to Lancaster Day 1: The Amish Meet Caleb

  Family Road Trip Day 1 Lancaster, PA   Alan and I really wanted to give the boys a taste of vacation fun, while doing something that is not just fun for them (like a theme Park), but also fun for us.   Alan knew that after reading one too many Wanda Brundstetter novels, I was longing to visit Lancaster and get a peek at those Amish folk.  We knew that any road trip/vacation we took needed to be short […]

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Pre-Birth Jitters: Too Excited to Sleep at Night!

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***Too Excited to Sleep*** I have the worse pre-birth jitters ever!!! This is so crazy and ridiculous, but for about a week now I have been too excited to go to sleep at night!! I’ve been having to take naps when Dan does in order to finish out my day, but then when it’s time to go to bed, forget it.  I’m not uncomfortable.  I’m not one of these that makes constant trips to the facilities. I just lie there […]

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