But admitting it is the first step to recovery, right? We got here Friday morning. We left Wednesday, saw cousins in Columbus Ohio, pulled one all nighter, got better gas mileage than we expected with both vehicles, returned the “big yellow uck” (Sterling speak for truck) yesterday, and now we’re trying to find the living […]
What help you are, dear sister.
Eleven and three-quarter months into nursing my fourth baby, how is it that I get my first plugged duct now? Really? Calling my sister, since she’s run the gamut of breast-feeding problems with her boys, she tells me that a plugged duct is the least painful thing she’s had. I feel tons better now, Sister. […]
It’s smells funny around here!
My posts have been fewer these days – the set move-date is fast approaching and I feel like I need to have a little meltdown. Who wants to pack so I can work on that one? Yeah, didn’t think so. I did make progress today. The attic – both Liberty and Eden’s rooms and the […]
More no-ide photos and the highlights of my day.
I took the kids to the park for photos. I learned, and this was a new realization, that there’s a window of time where photos are good. Ruby grins, she laughs – she’s all good. The worst that can happen is that she decides to crawl to another spot on the grass – the bugs […]
Oh, the drama!
Blaine says boys don’t whine. I disagree. See for yourself. Ok, tears done. Photos commence?Nope, not so much.Now?Yep. Time for some deep-cleaning in the toes. Perfect. But the flowers were pretty! The best photo I got of them all together? It’s slightly out of focus, Sterling’s not happy, and they are all looking only somewhat […]
An update just for mom.
Feel free to read on, should you dare, but these are things only mothers care about. You know, the rambling, “oh-that’s nice” kind of stuff. I’m too tired for humor or even semi-intelligent thought tonight. We have an application in for a rental. Of course, it hit the weekend and we’re still waiting to hear. […]
Me and My Big Mouth
My morning yesterday started out with an email from a guy on CraigsList. I’d emailed him the night before about a rental property he had advertised there. The email said that he doesn’t rent out three bedroom houses to families larger than 4 people. I was shocked. Really?! Never heard of such a thing before. […]
Huh what?
In the grocery store checkout, the conversation went something like this: “What does Sterling mean?”“Of good character; genuine.”“Of good character or ding-a-ling?!”“Genuine. Real. Not ding-a-ling.”“Oh!” This was a conversation not with Eden, but with the 9 year old son of a very good friend of mine. It still has me giggling. The look on his […]
Can I use the meanderings one again? The overtired part definitely applies here too.
Then again, it usually does. Ruby opposes sleep for Momma. Really, why on earth do I let her get away with this? Nearly a year old an nursing twice in the night. Spoiled baby, that one is. “Three blind mice, three blind mice… they all ran after the farmer’s market…” Seriously, these children need to […]
Meanderings of an overtired mind.
I drank coffee yesterday afternoon. Free samples from Taster’s Choice, mmm. But I digress. Coffee – at 3 pm. At 1:30 am, when I was chattering Blaine’s nearly-asleep ear off, I remembered. Apparently even 3pm is too late for caffeine. At 6 am Ruby reminded me of that, when she was ready to get up. […]