This week has kicked my butt. The kids have been out of school for a couple of weeks, but Henry and I had to get up (not very early) so he could go to theater camp. But, last weekend, Ervin came down with some kind of mysterious (no known origin) […]
The fourth member of our family (hubs) came down with a stomach bug last night. The only two remaining are Henry and I.
Thank the Lord. You know why? Because Henry has been at Theater Camp every morning this week and my visions of him puking all over the stage were […]
Just ten short months ago, I was dragging my then-five year old into the school. He didn’t want to go, and he certainly didn’t want me to leave him there.
Wednesday morning, I dropped him off for the last day of kindergarten. He was infinitely more confident, only needing his kiss […]
My son takes his lunch to kindergarten every day. Every night, I make it for him. But, he has two lunch boxes (a tall one and a wide one), so if I’m packing one, I don’t bother looking for the other.
We also have ant issues here at the house. It’s […]
“Mama, can I sleep with you?”As my six and a half year old drifts off to sleep next to me, I can’t help but stare at that thick, brown, little boy hair and think about how he’s really not so little anymore.He still wants to sneak in my room on […]
This has been another crazy week. We’ve moved fully into the Gluten-Free Diet in our household (I think it probably deserves to be capitalized, as it is quite a beast of a change), I’m getting back into the routine here after several days of Bliss in Nashville, and the baby has been […]
This has been a really long week. It made the third week that T. was out of town for work, and the second that I’ve been trying to feed Essie a dairy-free diet. It’s been stressful, and chaotic, and thank goodness it’s about over.Here’s the week in pictures:Day 22The big […]
This post is brought to you by my mom (via email and text).The kids stayed with my parents this past weekend while I was at a jewelry conference. I got this picture of Henry in a text:And this email:”We were playing railroad and cowboy songs on the piano and singing […]
I’ve already covered the first half of 2011: the first part of the year was TOO exciting for me. Much, much too exciting. Thankfully, the next three months were low-key. July, August, and September were exciting again, but this time, in a GOOD WAY.In July,We celebrated the Fourth in a […]
Excited voices fill the gymnasium as seats are taken and personal space disappears.The first of many programs will soon start, and I don’t want to miss a second of it. Camera ready, my eyes scan the room and lock on the doorway.Finally, signs of life appear and I wait for […]