This year was, by far, the most fun I have ever had on Mother’s Day, as a mom. It wasn’t that I did anything special. I somehow didn’t even manage to get in my regular Sunday nap. (How did that happen??) The thing was that I just had so much fun with my precious family. Alan took them to town on Saturday and let them pick out my gifts. His store of choice: Five and Below. Sounds like a recipe […]
» 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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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 moreBy 8:45pm every night, I am mentally exhausted. Do you know what it is that exhausts me so? Putting the kids to bed! Yes, we have four boys, but when it comes to bed time in this house we have two issues, one wild card, and one dependable sweetheart. Can you guess which is which? The sweetheart is John David. Get him good and cozy, pop a pacifier in his mouth, and he is on his way to sleep. […]
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The most draining job I’ve ever had (not that I’ve had all that many different kinds of jobs!) is taking care of my own little children. There is something WAY more exhausting to me about taking care of small children than taking care of the bigger ones. To the bigger ones you can say things like this: “Well, go pour yourself a drink then.” “You may go get a snack from the pantry, but it […]
» Read moreThis was one of THOSE weeks! I have to shout this to the world before I go any further!! JOHN DAVID ROLLED OVER BY HIMSELF TWO TIMES TODAY!!!!! Yes, I realized there are very few of you, other than myself, that are all excited about this news, but by golly, I was thrilled!! Of course, as soon as I whipped out the camera, he became “stranded baby” and wouldn’t budge. Have you ever had one of those […]
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