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 […]
E&K October 7, 2023
Eden married Kevin last weekend. The weather was beautiful, friends and family gathered, and it all went well. Below are a collection of photos of the day taken by various people.
Trixie
I’ve wanted a full size poodle as a house dog for years. I started looking for one a good five years ago, and quickly learned I couldn’t possibly spend the money on one that they were selling for. Thousands. I half heartedly looked for one ever since, but never found one in my price range. […]
Pepper
Wednesday afternoon after I got discharged from the hospital I took some of the kids and my dog Pepper for a walk. We were having a great time, walking for almost two hours. I had Pepper on the leash and we were almost back to the house when the neighbor’s dog came up to sniff […]
Shingles.
I’m recovering. Slowly. I’ve not felt so poorly in a long time. My lesions have mostly healed and gone away, leaving just scars, but the pain remains pretty intense. I’ve taken more ibuprofen in the last week and a half than I think I did for the entire year prior. I’m working and functioning but […]
Back to school 2023
We started co-op last week. I got our traditional back to school photos – a month after we started at home, but on the day that we finally made it to go-op. Illness prevented our first day the week before. Without further ado, this year’s stats: Lach is 2, went into his class at co-op […]
Stress.
Monday morning after work I was driving home when I checked over my shoulder to change lanes and felt weird neck pain. That was new. As the day went on it got worse, and by Wednesday I’d decided it was swollen lymph nodes. I had no other symptoms, but I braced myself to get sick […]