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 →
The Lingering Remembrances of October
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
We’ve crossed into 2014. But “Spicy Magnolia” is still stuck back in 2013. It needs a turbo boost to say the least. But in my defense, wasn’t Halloween just yesterday??
It's now a race for me to post pictures from September before I forget when and where they were taken. Just bear with me as I make this confession that will need to cover my blog posts from here on... Read more →
We are in the middle of watching the second quarter of the TX A&M vs. Alabama football game, and thus, I will keep my words at a minimum. After two years of not having a television, which was an incredible... Read more →
Since coming home from our family getaway last Sunday, the following has happened: We replaced our 2.5 year old water heater (thankfully still on warranty) as it was leaking for who knows how many days while we were away (and... 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 →
July 1st: Our first 'normal' week since our week in San Diego/Camp Popsie and Mees followed by VBS. Before Brennan's "Lil' Kickers" class he's enjoyed this summer, we went on a long walk and played at the park. Getting ready... Read more →
It's July 31st. Our July didn't have any 'Make it Mondays' or 'Thankful Thursdays'. It was a free-for-all month. And on July 24th, I hit a summer wall. It's a thick, tall, unshakeable wall of brick, it feels like. It's... Read more →