The cool breeze that brings Fall along with it does something to me. Something subtle, yet un-deniable. Like, all of a sudden, I want to pull on my old, button-up sweater to take the dog out in the early, gray morning; dress the girls in knee socks; and keep the house picked up and smelling like […]
Something about Fall makes me want to have the house pefectly picked up and make apple pie. I used to be more obsessive about the house being clean…but not necessarily picked up. There could be laundry to fold strewn across the living room floor, but by golly…the floors
This morning…the baby sleeps, the puppy sleeps, the kids are off to school, and as I sit down at my desk to catch up on some e-mails and do an inbox clean-out…my heart is profoundly joyous for a menagerie of reasons. This last week has produced a lot of happiness…right down to the cool breeze […]
Aiden woke up two days ago complaining that her right side hurt. She was holding it and crying. We let her stay home and watched her for Appendicitis. I prepared myself to have to take her in and for her to be whisked in to surgery to have it removed…but it turned out to be nothing. […]
Due to the graphic nature of this post, there will be no pictures. Viewer discretion is advised. Okay, so that might be a taaaaad over dramatic…but if I did take pictures to accompany this story…you would all have permission to call the Department of Social Services on me. This story is about Colton. The kid […]
the mr. and i have been doing a lot of talking this weekend…which has been both inspiring and exciting. i love those talks that you just know are going to produce some sort of action or change that will make a dramatic impact on the entire family for the better. those types of conversations unify […]
I’ve been thinking about this Bret Michael’s song ever since I heard it a week ago. I’ve been thinking about how true it is. Usually I have no problem only seeing the silver lining in most any given situation. For example…when handed a five week old lab puppy…I only smell the sweet puppy breath; dream of him […]
I am such a creature of contradiction. I have…like…3 personalities. And they are always fighting. I like order and plans; yet inevitably fly by the seat of my pants. So, it was no shock that I burst out at the end of dinner Monday night, “Let’s go get ice cream to celebrate the first day […]
This weekend, we squeezed every bit out of our last hours of Summer. We are a Summer family. We love lounging, water, impromptu ice cream outings, late night movies…complete with popcorn and hidden treasures on the bottom of the bowl, sibling slumber parties on palates, sleepovers, magical travels, and eat-when-you’re-hungry lunches. Let’s not discount that they have a tendency […]
I’m enjoying the quiet that seldom is, waiting for the kids to meander down the stairs…blankies and stuffed bears in hand, with ragged hair and sleepy eyes. Turns out, Trout likes to get up rather early to go outside and then spends the next hour bounding around and biting my ankles. Even the continual, calming […]