a big (little) family

Trying to maintain my sanity and live to blog about it.

Disconnected.

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Here I sit, typing a post that can’t be published for another two days – I hope it’s only two days, anyway. Life without internet seems strangely quiet. I rather expected to have a bunch more free time, but I don’t. I have a bunch more nauseous and tired time instead. Something about a rolling […]

Hello, welcome, yes, and excuse me while I find some clothes.

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The flag keeps falling off of our mailbox. In trying to fix it without making a sharp edge (ie. using wire) I used two bread plastic bag clips, clipped onto the peg of the flag that sticks inside. I haven’t decided if it was clever or trashy – but it worked. Hello Mrs. Mail Lady. […]

The story of us. Part fifteen.

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Read part one here. Read part two here. Read part three here. Read part four here. Read part five here. Read part six here. Read part seven here. Read part eight here. Read part nine here. Read part ten here. Read part eleven here. Read part twelve here. Read part thirteen here. Read part fourteen […]

The story of us. Part fourteen.

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Read part one here. Read part two here. Read part three here. Read part four here. Read part five here. Read part six here. Read part seven here. Read part eight here. Read part nine here. Read part ten here. Read part eleven here. Read part twelve here. Read part thirteen here. I couldn’t do […]

Just because I felt like it.

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Pierce walked up to Sterling, grabbed his arm at the wrist and elbow, and bit him for all he was worth mid-forearm. He got enough skin it apparently didn’t hurt too bad, because in slow motion, Sterling realized he was being bitten, turned, saw Pierce, and hollered, “Pie-rce!” Pierce let go, looked up, saw I’d […]

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You know those weeks where you’re stressed to the max and nothing is getting accomplished properly? When I have those, blogging falls by the wayside. I’ve been having those kinds of days. On the bright side, we had the rest of the older kids eye appointments yesterday and Pierce didn’t poop on the floor again. […]

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Smelly tales.

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Yesterday, after a great morning at home, I decided Pierce was ready to go to the store without a diaper. It was his first outing, so we packed lots of extra clothes and headed out, hoping for the best. He did great. He used the bathrooms in Walmart and Dillons, keeping his pants dry like […]

Pierce: potty training.

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I’ve been working on potty training Pierce for six days now. Today was his best day yet – and the one that gave me hope we might actually be successful with this before I give up. Then again, when he was given underwear for the first time, he got this look on his face: and […]

Education: beginning again.

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These four children started back to school today. Ruby’s in kindergarten. Sterling’s in first grade. Eden’s in fourth grade. Liberty’s in fifth grade. Momma’s in shock. These two have the sole responsibility to keep themselves busy – and out of trouble – during our educating hours. Deep breath. I can do this. We did it […]