4 kids

Thank you. Merry Christmas. Excuse Me. I’m sorry.

When you travel cross-country for Christmas with four squirmy little boys, there are lots of opportunities to rub elbows with…

9 years ago

Of course, Mom ends up packing everybody’s suitcase.

We are packing for a nine day trip. Don't worry. No one can rob us. While we are gone, we…

9 years ago

“See it how I see it.”

Do you ever get messed up in how you see things? You work, and you work, and you work, but…

9 years ago

When I’m Feeling Blue: A Poem on Motherhood

Sometimes I feel so blue I don't know what to do Go to my room and pray Sometimes I forget…

9 years ago

Thoughts on Public Parenting

I am so dog tired I can barely keep my eyes open. The thing is that we are headed to…

10 years ago

But where are your children? Moving Cross Country

Off and on for the entire month of June, our family has been in the process of tackling this cross-country…

10 years ago

Delaying Dreams When You are Busy Being Mom

In my head, and even sometimes on paper, I always have at least 10 good ideas for things I want…

10 years ago

On the Outside Looking In

On the outside looking in, we have had an amazing week: That's us at a Washington Nationals game on Memorial…

10 years ago

Learning to Crawl

I am proud to announce that JD finally made tiny crawl movements FORWARD today, on several occasions.  He's been on…

10 years ago

East Coast to West Coast in Only 6 Weeks!

planning, planning, planning! So much has happened this past week.  Once our military orders arrived, all systems are GO, GO,…

10 years ago