There are many things my beautiful little boys do well. Yes, I am sorry. I said beautiful. They are!! Handsome, if it makes you feel better, but my goodness, they look like sleeping angels to me. This is one of the things we do with FLARE. That’s right. We NAP. We are seriously great nappers. I remember one time, in Sunday school, our class was debating rest on Sundays. Who would debate that? Seriously. Don’t just agree to rest, embrace […]
» Read moreThis boy has loved this third or fourth hand Nursery Rhymes book until it has completely fallen apart. The adorable-ness level fills my heart with joy. Everyday. My friend Barbara once remarked that, “We can never truly get depressed because we have these children that keep us going. They make us happy.” They do. Did I feel gloriously joyful this morning, when right as we were supposed to leave for church, I found JD soaked from head to toe with […]
» Read moreThe morning hour was going extremely, unusually, unbelievably well today. No one was talking over anyone. No one was saying, “Mom! Mom! Mom!” No one hit anyone. There were no crayons in the floor. No one pooped in their pants. No one was sitting on top of the table. The room was almost silent. It was like the twilight zone. I told the boys, “Isn’t it nice in here? Wow. School would be so easy if it could always be […]
» Read moreLook closely. That was Dan, not JD. He was 20 months old, and he was apparently causing me to lose lots of sleep–not a good situation when you are pregnant. (Noooooo, I’m not pregnant now. Stick with me here. This was 2012.) Daniel is 3 1/2 now. Dan was such a good baby. I did not have to ‘sleep train’ him. Yet, somehow he gradually developed a bad pattern, and we had to work on it. What is it with […]
» Read moreI have a ton of photos of beautiful places and precious people that we’ve seen here in Alabama and Georgia. It will take a while for me to get those photos all uploaded and cropped just how I like them, so check back in just a couple of days–maybe even tomorrow!! For now, let me tell you why I will never have a dog. Tonight I was giving Dan and JD their bath. I got JD out, dressed him, and […]
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What’s been going on with us lately….. If you NEED a chuckle today, watch this video of Daniel: Alan: He has been hard at work getting everything wrapped up for the move. He has made sure we have a house lined up to move into when we get there. There is SO MUCH planning that goes into a cross country move. Meanwhile, he’s been handing over his current responsibilities at work, signing out of his current post, lining up 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 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 […]
» 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. […]
» Read moreHappy Snow Day!!! Does anyone else get a bad case of the “blahs” on snow days??? It looks all glamorous and fun in the photos, but after a little while I get the need to get OUT of the house. I just have this constant desire to be left alone. Isn’t that kind of hilarious? I want to be left alone, but I have a baby, a toddler, two boys, and a talkative husband. Actually, they all like […]
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