I know I’m not the only one who wonders where 2015 went. It flew. I’m still trying to wrap my mind around the last year. This certainly wasn’t how I planned or wished to commemorate the year through the blog,... Read more →

Can y’all tell I’m tired of being behind on this blog and I just wanna get it done? My titles have not one ounce of creativity. My writing has not one iota of spark. And I’m slacking on editing. Let’s... Read more →

November 2015 is right around the corner. I am bound and determined to get caught up! So let’s go back eight months to November 2014... Checking out the candy stash the morning after trick-or-treating. I was still away on my... Read more →

Seeing as how I’m in a never-ending state of being behind 6-7 months on this blog, for my own mental sake, I’m going to try to speed this process along. ‘Cause it seems like I’m forever stuck in 2014. It... Read more →

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 →

Ten stockings! This was a highly anticipated Christmas with Mac, Julie, Wynn, and Maysie coming from D.C. to celebrate with us, and finally introducing the twins to their uncle and cousins who were eager to meet them. On the 23rd,... Read more →

December! Slowly but surely, I will catch up. The first Wednesday of December, I took the kids downtown to the most awesome bookstore, “Book People” for story time. The story time ended up being so-so, but we sure had fun... Read more →

Today (Friday) is our fourth “snow” day in 2 weeks. As the city was expecting “one-onehundreth of an inch” of wintry mix in freezing temperatures, the city of Austin came to a standstill. Here in the northern outskirts of the... Read more →

She's two. For months, we've played a game with Brennan teasing him that he can't turn five years old. Kensie caught on and learned how to hold up two of her long, slender fingers to play along. During dinner, we... Read more →

My dearest girl. You turned two on Monday the 29th. I think a majority of mothers' bewilderment comes from the realization that time is not very merciful. One day I go from holding your tiny self in my arms, stroking... Read more →