Today I came down with some sort of sinus-y whoozy head problem. I kept feeling like I would faint, and the only cure was to lie down. I spent the afternoon, lying down, mad that I was lying down when I have so much to do. If dark clouds could really hang over your head when your glum, I would have had several. Then I read this blog post, from a blogger I’d never read before. Here’s the link: http://leftwithlouie.com/2014/09/08/what-oscar-said-rings-oh-so-true/ […]
» Read more“I feel….really happy…..and that’s a big deal, for me.” –Marlin on Finding Nemo I just want you all to know (especially my family) that today I feel truly happy. This is probably the first time since we left Virginia that contentment and rest again reign in my heart. I can’t tell you exactly what made this summer so stressful for me. I know that I should always be thankful, as I have been extremely blessed in the life that I […]
» Read moreSometimes people reach out and help you in a BIG way. We had so much help this summer–okay–this whole past 13 months–it’s almost embarrassing! Even here–where we arrived knowing ZERO people–we had some help! Thank you so much, Hillary, for making us this HUGE spread of food, which fed us all weekend. Hillary had never even met us. She is a niece of our friends, Jim and Susie, and she did this just to be helpful. Boy am I thankful […]
» Read moreAs I’ve mentioned before, I have been a highly stressed and impatient version of myself lately. Last night I made a resolution for myself: Today I am going to be calm. I don’t care what happens. I am going to be calm, cool, and collected. I don’t care what the kids do. I will not freak out, panic, do the eyebrow thing, yell, or act irrationally. This is my goal for today. This morning, when I gathered the boys together […]
» Read moreI am so dog tired I can barely keep my eyes open. The thing is that we are headed to a state park in the boonies this weekend, so I feel like if I don’t update the blog tonight, it will be Monday before I get another chance! Do you think I can actually go a whole weekend unplugged?? ha! Of course I can! Just look at these four little diversions that I have. I’ll be lucky just to get […]
» Read moreOur move-out inspection was at 9am this morning. I think they actually all got started around 8:30 am, which was a good thing because it took a while. John David has proved to be quite the handful this week, all by himself, so I decided to take him for a walk and keep him out of the way, at the park, during the big inspection. I’m really glad I did because it was over two hours before Alan was done. […]
» Read more🙂 I’m so thankful for this life. This is an abundant life. If you ever have to make the decision: 2 kids or 3…3 kids or 4…. I have to tell you GO FOR IT. This has been the hardest, most rewarding, most fun year of my life. Okay. Yes. I sort of remember. The first 9 months were actually so overwhelming I was borderline depressed the whole time. The arrival of spring was such a turning point for me! […]
» Read moreI thought this picture was perfect for that nervous, excited but sad, feeling that you get, just as you are about to move. We are four weeks out from the longest distance, most emotional move we’ve ever made. This will be our eighth move. However, this is the very first move where our little boys are old enough to understand it. We’ve been in the area for five years and in this house for three. We have never lived […]
» Read moreNew York in the fall has nothing on DC in the spring! Ah, Spring, that glorious time of year when I want to wear short sleeves, but I can’t find them. My nose is stuffy, my eyes itch, and yet for some reason I feel wholly and ridiculously happy. I want to hug the spring this year–every zyrtec requiring moment of it is pulling me out of the dark-ish zone I’ve been inhabiting for too long to admit! This spring […]
» 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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