I’ve written gobs of blog posts where I’m really bad about never going back and letting you know how that all turned out. This is my goal for tonight: lots of updates!! Update #1: The Great Clean Out inspired by reading Money Saving Mom‘s book: It’s sort of an odd time to suddenly be all about organizing my house: we are moving in JUNE. However, we are drowning in TMS–too much stuff–so I have been plugging away at “The […]
» Read moreSometimes I get stressed out. Like now. I’m kind of on the verge of that right this second. Here’s why my face is all broken out like a teenager this week! It’s Friday at 2pm. The whole weekend is about to smack us in the face, and it’s not one of those nice, breezy weekends. It’s one of those crazy-insanely busy-hallmark weekends that make me want to stick my head in the sand. For starters, we promised a friend we’d […]
» Read moreTa-daaaa! I have been nominated for my very first award since moving the blog to Stories of our Boys, just a month ago. Hurray! A big thank you to Naptime Thoughts, an awesome and wicked-funny blogger, for nominating me! I am tickled pink. So these awards have RULES, and I am a rule follower, so here we go: 1. Thank and link back to your nominator. 2. Tell 7 random facts about yourself. 3. Pay it forward to 13 […]
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If you read my last post, Our Vacation Nightmare, then you know that this wasn’t our best week. Now it’s Friday night, and as I sit here, with Alan beside me, and all of our children sleeping soundly, none of that even matters anymore. I love it when we sit and talk about all the cute and funny things our children have done lately. And whose heart wouldn’t melt from having little almost-three-years old Dan keep visiting my room, after […]
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This past Friday, we gathered up all of our chick-ies and headed to Massanutten Ski Resort. I had been so proud of myself for finally booking a nice vacation for us, well in advance. We aren’t always the best vacation planners. You can make us sound fun by calling us “spontaneous”, but really that just means we procrastinate until we actually leave and then end up “winging it,” missing out on all the things that book out really far in […]
» Read moreWho knew I would ever be so excited about a label maker? I have big plans for this thing. Alan also got me this beautiful necklace. Love it! This past week I turned 33. That makes me stop and ask, “Am I where I wanted to be at 33?” Yes, definitely, plus some! I never counted on having all these blessings, and to top it all off, I have way more direction and goals than I had 10 […]
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I’m back from my Alabama visit! I caught the last flight from Atlanta to Baltimore last night. It is a good thing too because each flight after it was cancelled, due to the weather. And boy, do I have some tips to share about flying with an infant. Of course, I had to go and learn them all the hard way. Best things about my trip: The visit part was awesome. The flying part was where the work came in. […]
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JD is now 8 months old and just as precious as ever. Let’s talk babies! Just for the record: Joshua began cruising around furniture at 7 months and crawling at 9 months and walking at 12. Caleb wasn’t much of a cruiser until later, but I don’t remember! I do remember that he didn’t crawl until 10 months, and he walked at 13 months. Also: Caleb was the same height as JD but 4 pounds heavier……wowzers Daniel: He became a […]
» Read moreI have had so little rest and even less actual sleep the past…5 or 6 days that it’s affecting my ability to function. Remember my attitude adjustment that I mentioned in a previous post? (Just click on those words for a reminder.) Well, I haven’t forgotten my lesson yet. I haven’t lost my thankful heart. Once again, my problems are direct results of my blessings: 1. 4 little boys 2. a very very very very busy weekend of fun activities with […]
» Read moreWhy does grocery shopping always turn into the most interesting day of the week? It sounds so simple, and it is so simple–when I get to go alone. This week I was bound and determined to do the good ol’ fashioned grocery trip with baby + a toddler thing. Daniel loves stores, and JD is such a sweet baby, so no problem right? heh-heh It all started when I got JD’s shots the day before, and I let […]
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