I walked into the bathroom last week and found a chunk of platinum blonde hair on the floor. There’s only a few kids with hair that color – and with enough length. Elliot. Nooooooo. I investigated. No chunks missing. She swore she didn’t do it. Charlotte. The moment I saw her, I saw the missing […]
It’s my privilege.
I left the kids with instructions for chores and got into the shower this morning. When I was finished, those jobs still were not finished. I gave reminders and headed to get dressed… Then I sat in the bedroom with my phone – because they needed every opportunity to obey. Or I was because I […]
Binky rejection and large family intricacies
I bought Stellan a new package of pacifiers today. He’s been using the same ones for many months, and they are wearing out. He. Won’t. Take. Them! He got angry, threw it on the floor, and wailed. And wailed. I waited until after supper. Gave it to him again. Nope. Bedtime. Gave him the old […]
Spelling Failures, Reading Successes, and Eating Raw Potatoes
Stellan’s crawling. Some days he looks like he was raised by wolves, on all fours, and other days he opts for the traditional hands and knees method, but he’s mobile. Oh my word, is he ever mobile. One day right after he figured out how to move, awkwardly at best, he climbed onto the dishwasher […]
2016
2016 was a tough year. Perhaps it was even the hardest of my life. Endurance became the name of this game, and much wasn’t even something I could write about. Just… life. The year started with the birth of Stellan, now nearing his first birthday in a few weeks. He’s been incredibly difficult, though recent […]
Parenting Elliot
Elliot is quite the two year old. She’s hilarious. She’s sassy. I have zero clue how I’ll survive her years. I do know it’s going to be a word game, constantly. “Dad, Ruby pinched me.” She called through a closed bathroom door. “What do you want me to do about it now?” We’re forever trying […]
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! I tried to get a shot of the kids before church this morning. Fun times. First, I tried for a shot of the kids that came outside first. Proof that, no matter how many kids are in the photo, they still won’t all look and smile at the same time. Good grief, Ellie […]
Christmas prep, losing my sanity, and other everyday craziness
We’re getting ready for company this week, on top of doing regular school with plans to take off the time between Christmas and New Years. We all are looking forward to Blaine’s sister and her family coming next week – and I’m using it as perfectly good motivation to deep clean. As fast as we […]
When nothing seems to go right.
Some days we marvel at just how many things can go wrong. I was crabby to begin with, waking up with a headache, then sad at hearing of the death today of a great and godly man. That turned into frustration at children not following their chore lists and leaving the kitchen a scrambled egg […]
Family photo: the real version
On a recent walk, I decided to try for an impromptu photo shoot since we needed a family photo for the grandparents’ calendar we make each year. There’s the funny Elliot face. Pierce takes his turn for a funny face. Charlotte’s turn. Charlotte looks peeved that no one is smiling… Except if she had, we […]
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