The day I tried to take sleepy JD to Joshua’s basketball game…. Today is Joshua’s very first basketball game. I would love to be there right now, cheering that boy on. Go, Joshua!!! Actually, I WAS there. I just didn’t get to stay for more than 5 minutes. John David still seems to be in charge of my schedule. We can try to pretend like our baby doesn’t run our schedule, but we’re really just kidding ourselves. “Oh, I can’t […]
» Read moreBeing a mom these days feels sort of like trying to accomplish the impossible. Clean the house, feed the people wholesome well-rounded meals, wash the clothes, make fun and elaborate lesson plans, teach the children, exercise, and still look beautiful for your husband when he gets home. Or maybe those are just my issues… As a stay-at-home mom, one can even be tempted to think that she must do all of this for herself, by herself. “I have no job […]
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I can’t believe that’s me. This is not me. Oh, but it is…oh, but it is.
I don’t know about you, but life definitely goes in cycles for me. I have phases where I’m like, “I got this,” and I wear make-up everyday, exercise regularly, smile at people,
» Read moreI’m here visiting my parents and hanging out with my children. We’ve all been trying to catch up on our rest–my parents from their 2 weeks of 4 small grandchildren–and me from all the traveling. I am just so thankful for my parents. As many women are poring over parenting books, trying to figure out how to “be a good mom”, I haven’t bothered to do that much of that. Yes, I realize I’m far from perfect, but I don’t […]
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In my head, and even sometimes on paper, I always have at least 10 good ideas for things I want to write about on my blog. I even sometimes manage to write it all out in my head, exactly what I will write….if I can just get a minute…..to make that my priority. Just this week, there was a delicious 7 layer cake that I made, numerous thoughts on my first year of parenting 4 children, even more thoughts on […]
» Read moreRight at this very moment, the baby is asleep upstairs, and Alan took all of the other boys with him to the store. I know what they’re doing. They are picking out my Mother’s Day present. Isn’t Mother’s Day sort of embarrassing–as a mom, I mean? So much attention. Why is attention embarrassing? I don’t know, but it all makes me feel a little squirmy. I’m so not good at mushy moments. But good at them or not, mushy moments […]
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Most of this week I walked around with a seriously bad attitude. First of all, when I wake up in the morning, my brain literally hurts. I think I should really be going to bed around 9pm, not 10:30pm. I’ll spare you the whining about why I need so much sleep! I basically have been “waking up on the wrong side of the bed” and staying disgruntled and feeling sorry for myself all day long. Until Wednesday […]
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practicing his back-to-belly-roll….He almost has it! Now you probably think I’m talking about my weight plateau…..ha! I have hit one too, but I’m actually referring to the baby!!! We call him JD now, most of the time, and we named him with that in mind. John David can be a mouthful. Daniel just calls him “David,” and it sounds so CUTE when Dan says it. John David finally had his “6 month” well baby visit this past […]
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What. a. morning. Before I tell you this, you must first envision me 32 weeks pregnant. Okay, it looks a little like this: and that was actually a couple of weeks ago…. So each day is something of a work out anyway, but this morning was……..especially special…. 1st the walk to school was a little rough due to constant false labor contractions. Don’t worry, they don’t really hurt, and once I quit walking they were gone. It was “walk […]
» Read moreToday I left Alan with all three boys, ages 2 to 6, while I went to the chiropractor’s office and to Target. I heard the sweetest, sweetest words when I got home. “It was….that kid…..no, not just him, that one too. Oh my gosh. April, please don’t leave me here alone with them again.” “Where’s Caleb?” “Huh? Oh, I don’t know. He’s fine. At least he’s been entertaining himself!” BAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Now, of course, Alan was JOKING about me not leaving him […]
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