• Look! I Have a Q&A Page!

    Look what I found! My Q&A page! It’s still here! Who knew???? Here’s the thing with this Q&A page. I’m not super thrilled with the layout, but I haven’t figured out how to…

  • New Ears, New Baby

    Gracie has had tubes in her ears for two weeks now, and I cannot get over what a difference they have made in her personality. I knew (or I hoped) that they would…

  • Brain Dump.

    1. Kate is a shoe-flinger.  Her shoes are never side by side.  She just kicks them off as she walks somehow. 2. Gracie yells a lot.  Maybe just is going to be a…

  • Things Change

    When things are going smoothly in my life, I run out of blog fodder.  Can you tell? I haven’t had much to blog about these days because there’s been no crisis, little fighting,…

  • Out of the Mouths of Babes

    On Mother’s Day afternoon, I was sitting on my parent’s porch with my mom, Grandma, Sarah, and the kids. We were eating strawberry shortcake and enjoying the beautiful weather, while Bean and Gracie…

  • Preparing to Become a SAHM

    Things are winding down at school for me. And as the end of the year draws closer, I realize that summer vacation is drawing closer as well. It’s all I can think about.…

  • The Baby Front Carry

    In my wise old parenting experience, I have found one particular baby holding position to be incredibly versatile:  the Front Carry. The Front Carry serves so many purposes in life. It’s like the…

  • New Ears!

    Yesterday we took Gracie in to get tubes in her ears. I was a little worried going into it, but mostly I was excited for her. Gracie’s ears have been such trouble for…

  • Chris Talks to a Nurse

    Tomorrow morning at the butt-crack of dawn, we’re going to be heading to the hospital so that Gracie can get tubes in her ears. I feel really good about it. Gracie hasn’t had…