I took my oldest off the chore list this month. It felt like a moment. She’s working full time, 40-50 hours a week. She’s taking a full course load, 17 credits at the local college. She’s rarely here and when she is she holed up for hours in the camper on her laptop doing school. […]

Getting up at 6:00 am is a privilege around here. Don’t you dare tell my children otherwise. Once you hit 4th grade, you may rise early and begin school alone. This year, Pierce hit the coveted milestone. He’s been frustrated that he’s slept through all attempts to rouse him early. I found him like this […]

Two weeks ago tonight, I was in the boys room. Purging. Because it’s a constant battle – one I feel like I’m always losing. So I was elbow deep in throwing away papers from the school bins when Eden called me into the kitchen. Then she disappeared. She and Liberty, with much help from all […]

We went back to co-op this week. It was mostly normal. Temps taken and no sniffles policy but so far so good. Elliot was super worried that she’d coughed twice at co-op. What a strange world. I took back to school photos – and Liberty, graduated and all grown up – was at work already. […]

About 1500 miles, two trips to the ER, a lot of marshmallows, and eleven days later, we are home. It was a lot of driving, a lot of family, and a few moments I could have done without. Overall it was a great trip though. We spent seven days with Blaine’s family in Michigan, a […]

The kids and I are in South Dakota at my parent’s house this week. Creed traveled like a champ and has changed a lot this week. All of the sudden he’s making eye contact so much more and smiling and cooing. He’s taken longer than the others to do that. I was starting to wonder […]

It’s been a doozy of a couple weeks. Father’s Day was also Blaine’s birthday. The three oldest left that morning for rodeo Bible camp. Sterling won the steer riding champion belt buckle. Liberty and Eden came home scraped up, bruised, and sore. Eden had a bull hook her with his horn and toss her across […]

Creed eats and sleeps. He has gained a pound a week on average so far. He’s starting to smile and coo. I got the cutest sound ever from him after a yawn a few days ago. I can’t wait to begin hearing his voice. He’s a snuggler and has zero care for being alone. His […]

Creed is three weeks old today. He’s maintained his calm quiet demeanor, eating, sleeping, and preferring to be held. That last bit hasn’t been an issue. There’s a host of willing arms to hold him. I got a nap out of him in the bassinet today, no thanks to the estimated thirteen questions of if […]

Creed is officially a week old… and two days. We’ve spent his first week fighting jaundice. It’s a beast. I’m tired, I’m incredibly thankful I splurged on a really nice pump, and I think we finally beat it. He’s been a yellow little man but is starting to just look pink. His tongue was yellow, […]