April is by far one of my most favorite months. It’s a happy, colorful spring month where everything is fresh and new. It’s also my birthday month. That always helps a month be a stand-out month. I’m not kidding when... Read more →
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Thanksgiving was a tad unusual for us this year and very extraordinary. It was also my Momma’s birthday. A big birthday. A very big birthday. So in the same manner in which we celebrated for my dad’s big birthday a... Read more →
Brennan seemed more ready than I was on Tuesday to return to school. He didn’t miss a beat walking into his new classroom with half familiar faces and half new ones. The past two days he’s wanted to take his... Read more →
With my hand on his leg and his hand on my daughter’s, I looked into my Daddy’s eyes the week he was here for Easter with tears and a heart bursting with joy and thanksgiving for the man who was... Read more →
“Silly Mommy!” “Silly Daddy!” These are expressions repeatedly heard around our household, mouthed by an exuberant three-weeks-shy-of-being-three-years-old boy, with a big, sheepish grin on his face. The countenance of this child also shows the slightest hint of pride in his... Read more →
The cat is back. But the mice played. The mice played hard. The weekend highlight was the pumpkin patch at the Elgin Christmas Tree Farm that I took the kiddos to on Saturday morning. The high was supposed to be... Read more →
First, congratulations to Sara on being the randomly selected winner of Marla Taviano’s new book! I think we spoiled Matt for Father’s Day; at least that was our aim. We started the weekend off with a splash by texting Matt... Read more →
Don’t even get me started on how it’s June 9th already and the baby countdown widget on the right-hand sidebar is flashing in what seems like neon lights that we only have 54 more days left until blast off
Amazingly, I’ve been able to keep up my reading spurt this year. I figure I only have two more months until I take a probable hiatus. The only downfall, if it can really be considered one, is that the novels... Read more →
I’ll just keep the pictures comin’ until you scream, “No more!” Until then, pop yourself some popcorn and enjoy. To kick off feeling better and Father’s Day weekend, Brennan and I met our friend, Stacie, and her three girls at... Read more →