Blaine took individual photos of the kids on Easter. To update names and faces: Elliot – 10
More changes.
A few weeks ago, Blaine interviewed at a university a couple hours away from here. He was offered, and accepted, a position as a university photographer. He starts tomorrow. We’re working through a list of repairs on the house to prepare it to sell. Blaine’s been off from work this week and has accomplished much. […]
Happy Easter!
It has been a wonderful day of worship and food and family. Happiest of days to each of you as well! He is risen, indeed.
Toddlers
I figure kids are considered toddlers from age one until they turn four. So about three years of toddlerhood. With ten children, that means I’m at 30 years of toddlers. Not consecutively, because we don’t do things the easy way around here. I’ve had a toddler or two for twenty years straight, less a year […]
Hard.
It’s hard to update when things are hard and I typically don’t go there on here. Pierce started two new meds. For about a week we all saw glimpses of the old Pierce, before the seizures started. This week, though, has been really hard. I don’t know what the next thing is. He has an […]
Nicknames.
I’ve never been one to use nicknames, especially baby names. When Liberty was born someone asked to call her Libby and I said no, it’s Liberty. Hard Tee sound at the end. No Liber-dee here. Most nicknamed she got as a kid was hearing her middle name with her first. I do that often. Trouble […]
Do hard things.
I think, up to this point, I felt mostly in control of my life. Things happened outside of my control, sure, but for the most part, it was cause and effect. People like to say “choose your hard”. But what if you don’t get to pick? What if circumstances outside of your control are spiraling […]
Christmas 2023
Christmas included a visit from my niece and her new husband, my parents and Liberty coming for the long weekend, 12 days off of work for me, a pageant put on by the kids, 14 nerf ball guns, 8 rechargeable walkie talkies (Heavy emphasis on rechargeable. Super important feature.), one marble run, 5 made-by-me aprons, […]
Oh, Baby.
Eden and Kevin are expecting a baby boy in May. I’ve gone to several of her obstetric appointments with her and the last one included an ultrasound with a very obvious baby boy. The nurse confirmed to me the gender, and I made a baby blanket for Eden and Kevin to open together to find […]
Reformation day traditions, volleyball volunteers, and a tormented rooster.
It’s been a crazy busy month… of finding new norms. Eden and Kevin come for supper often, and have taken kids for evenings and overnights some too. Everyone loves that. I get texts of girls with facial masks, boys shooting guns, and rundowns of foods eaten and movies watched. We made our traditional pretzels for […]