“Mom, I love you so much,” my five year old told me last night as we were finishing up her bedtime routine. “More than my Shopkins and my figurines!” “Well, I’m glad for that,” I said as we hugged. “I love you, too!” “Yeah…they just stand there. And some of them don’t even stand up. Like Pocahontas. She always falls…
I’m willing to bet that you have pictures like this one. Okay, so maybe you’re not wearing a football jersey, but you do have photos somewhere–online, on your desk, hanging on your wall–that remind you of who you were and what life was like B.C. Before children. As I look at this picture, I see fewer gray hairs and “fine…
I know, it’s been awhile! Thanks so much for following this blog. I’m humbled that you make our lives a part of your life. My plan is to post every week from now on. Well, I had plenty of material to choose from in writing this first post of 2019. Among the top contenders were our Christmas family photo bloopers and…
It’s Christmas tree time! It’s Christmas tree time! We don’t mind the wet and the cold. We whisk through the rows where the perfect one grows… We’ll find it and make it our own! It’s Christmas tree time! It’s Christmas tree time time! We want to decorate now! We’ll find things to hang, we’ll do what we can. We’ll…
Recently I had this eye-opening conversation with my four year old. She came to me and announced, “When I grow up, my dream is to be a doctor. I only want to be one thing now.” Previously, she had told me that she wanted to be a doctor and a mom. Sometimes she also would add “farmer” for good measure.…