we have been diligently working through the week…and i can’t believe it is already wednesday night.  i took monday off from pilate’s for some much needed grocery shopping and laundry.  i hated missing.  it’s kind of becoming this great outlet that makes me feel strong and capable.  but…the house and pantry contents were in a […]

this morning, i somehow managed to talk chad into taking trout to the vet for me.  he now weighs 85 pounds.  i suppose carrying him around in my purse is out.  he weighs more that chase, aiden, and annslee put together. **** i’m gearing up to usher the week out and the weekend in today. […]

last night, i went to sleep dreaming about soccer.  i’m finding that i’m doing that a lot lately…especially on the nights of a game. for example…last night…as i was attempting to fall asleep, i kept going over and over last night’s game in my head…visualizing the play by plays.  i relived my south back-paw goal and saw […]

i sit by candle light tonight…washing my cares away with a protein shake.  i just had to hold AJ down and wrangle her like a bull in order to get eye drops, ear drops, nose spray AND antibiotics into her system.  and let me tell you…flicka is downright pissed. maybe you’ve noticed that annslee james has […]

thank sweet Jesus for aiden right now.  after yesterday afternoon/evening…i needed her funny innocence this morning. let it be said, that i don’t have the slightest clue how to parent an older kid.  babies?  bring em on.  toddlers…pshhhhh…you don’t scare me.  but…once they turn into big kids…the ones that back talk you and think you’re […]

I keep checking the tangled up nest that housed my dove friend…in the hopes that she has returned home.  But she hasn’t.  I can only hope that wherever she is…she is happy. I’ve been thinking alot about my babies, lately.  I”m watching them grow, mature, and day by day get closer to the moment that we […]

why must i be “THAT” person?  that one that gets all philosophical about learning to ride a bike?  i don’t remember learning to ride a bike.  all i remember is that i rode a bike.  and i rode that blue, banana seated bike everywhere.  i rode it to swim team practice.  i rode it to […]

i love that i have a phone that takes pretty decent pictures and video.  it does cause me a bit of a problem, in terms of actually getting the pictures and video off of it.  my favorite way to take pictures is obviously my good nikon…and i pop those bad boys right up onto the […]

i’m currently listening to chase yell at colton because he thought that colt had stuffed his frog toy from the treasure box “down his pants.”  annslee is asserting herself, quite nicely, as she is trying to see around their war to enjoy a peaceful episode of the barenstain bears on sprout.  and aiden is observing, laughing, and offering her […]

sakes alive!  it has been too long.  now what am i gonna do?  so many pictures and stories…so little time. **** first of all…eastertide has arrived…in all of it’s splendid glory.  Jesus has, once again, ushered in a magnificent display of season with his display of selfless love on the cross. who would have ever […]