We went to the library yesterday. It had been months since we’d gone. Like… 6 months. At least. Free kindle books and a multitude of books we own had me making excuses. Keeping track of the 40+ books we typically come home with is stressful. Taking time to go to the library when we’re in […]
49 doughnuts and a ridiculous injury
Pierce loves doughnuts. With a passion. Every few weeks, he’s asking for them again. I offered to make homemade, and while he was skeptical, it was his only option, so he agreed. Pioneer Woman’s glazed doughnuts, for the record, makes 49 doughnuts and 49 doughnut holes. 9 people can finish off 46 doughnuts and 43 […]
A hat I never anticipated wearing…
Six years ago, we attended church in Pennsylvania with a dear family who has many children. Their attitude towards children, and their reaction when I said I was expecting Ruby, due 15 months after Sterling was born, was forming in how I saw my family, my children, and my ability to see my children as […]
The Chimney Sweep and the Disgusted Barista
Sterling had on the welding gloves Blaine uses with the wood stove last night. He was given the job of keeping on annoying cat that likes to run into the garage and then the crawlspace out of the garage while Blaine brought in wood for the fire. He apparently sat with his hands on his […]
Our week: revised.
Soo… the week hasn’t gone like I anticipated. Tuesday morning Pierce started crying that his belly hurt, and that turned into massive amounts of diarrhea. I’ll spare you the details, but just know that, as a mother of seven, I’ve dealt with a lot of it in the last 12 years… but this bug put […]
Babies, Label Makers, and No Excuse
Family’s gone, the house is quiet, and… we’re taking the day off from school. I couldn’t bring myself to start again. Sad, I know. Tomorrow’s co-op though, and my OB appointment is bright and early at 8am, so we’re back to real life like it or not. Baby Ocho’s car seat arrived today. I know […]
Rain, Fires, and a House Full of Family
The neighbors across the road from us lost their garage in a fire this week. From the time we heard sirens, saw the fire, to it having burned completely with many explosions, and dying back down was 5 minutes. Literally… I took photos and checked time stamps. It’s sobering how fast that happened. It puts […]
32.
I turned 32 today. Very strange. The years speed up the older I get. The day began with a trip to the OB for my 30 week appointment, where I was told the “new” OB I’d seen for the first time last month, the OB I was thrilled with and had scheduled out all my […]
Bears, Rocks, and Droopy Drawers
“What is going on with your pants, Pierce?” “I have a rock in my pocket.” Okay… Fine? We finished our shopping trip. We headed through the parking lot, but as soon as I required his hand be in mine, it became obvious something bigger was going on. I told him to take his rock out, so […]
Panic.
We came home from SD with our trailer full of furniture from my grandparents. We came with three dressers, an old awesome chest, a big book shelf. My dad made me a pan rack for my birthday, so that came too. It’s everywhere. Every person except Liberty and Ellie got a new dresser. Charlotte and […]
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