• Register My Frustration

    REGISTER MY FRUSTRATION The two times Chris and I have come the closest to divorce would be the time we registered for our wedding and the time we registered for our first baby.…

  • It.s All in the Details

    Now, if I’ve learned anything about my readers over the years, it’s that you folks are nosy, nosy, nosy. And that comes from a very nosy person myself. I love knowing details about…

  • Gracie.s Birthday Recap

    Sunday afternoon we had Gracie’s first birthday party. We had a really nice afternoon sitting outside in our backyard under the shade tree. The kids played, the adults ate and chatted, and the…

  • Happy Birthday, Gracie Girl!

    I can’t believe it’s here! On Sunday, my sweet Gracie Girl will turn one year old! What a joy she has been to us and what happiness she has brought to our lives.…

  • These Days

    These days, Gracie Girl is constantly on the go. Since she figured out how to crawl, I don’t think she’s stopped to rest for a single minute. She’s all over the living room,…

  • Status Update

    This post is more of a scheduling pep talk for myself than anything else. In the next week, there are so many major events happening that I can hardly keep myself straight. I…

  • Sick Bed

    I’ve blogged about this before, but it is so bizarre that I feel the need to blog about it again. The summer after Chris and I were first married, I came down with…

  • Singing Praises

    This past Sunday in church, we had a guest minister who gave a sermon about active prayer.  She suggested that sometimes we need to do physical actions when we pray to remind us…

  • Peek-a-Boo

    Hmmm… I think I’m stuck. Oh, what’s this? Oh, I know what this is! It works that talking box thing. I bet I could get it to work. But first, I have to…