When I was 16 years old my oldest brother and his wife had their first baby. My parents and I sat in the waiting room of the hospital that July evening, watching Johnny Carson (it was his last year to host The Tonight Show) waiting and waiting for her to be born. I was elated…
Three Nine
Last Sunday after mass the church choir sang “Happy Birthday” to me and Ms. Judy, another choir member. We share a birthday, and after the singing ended I told her that I did not realize we shared our special day. She laughed and said, “Yes, I am at 39 and holding!” I laughed back a…
So This Was Christmas
It is not often that you see a rainbow and a potential pot of gold in December but see it we did, as the kids and I headed to Texas for Christmas. Don’t worry, Tim met us there after his weekend of hunting… As you’ll see in the photos below, a wonderful time…
Princess Party
A couple of months ago I handed K the Oriental Trading catalog that happened to come in the mail and told her to pick a theme for her birthday party. I did this with an almost-four-year old little girl. It was pretty fun to watch her page through it and say “Oooh, I want this!!”…
The Gavinator is SIX!
When Gavin was born I remember watching the American Idol finale from my hospital bed. It was the year that Jordan Sparks won. She beat Blake. And I knew she would, but I just liked him so much, I was rooting for him. He was really cool and different. I also remember the nurse I…
80 New Years
Today my father turned 80 years old. I wasn’t there to celebrate with him but I was there in spirit and of course through the phone when I called to wish him both Happy Birthday and Happy New Year. He roasted a duck just like he does every year, it’s his favorite birthday tradition. And…
A “Cher Bebe” Kinda Party
As we walked through the front door the smell from the huge pot of gumbo immediately accosted me. In a good way. Kids were already playing and running in and out from the back door to the living room. I walked out myself, only after getting many hugs from good friends and my glass of wine was…
Lego Bounce Party & MEM
We officially celebrated Little G’s birthday this weekend at the local bouncy place. He wanted a Lego party so I obliged. As per last week’s post on less stress, I kept things pretty simple and we had a good amount of kids. I did make the cupcakes from scratch and I decorated the treat bags…
A Buggin’ Good Time! – #HEXBUGHalloween
Last Friday we had some friends over for a fun Halloween party that included some pretty awesome kiddo “swag”. Not to mention the kids got to wear their costumes and eat treats. So, it was a total “win win.” The party was centered around the HEXBUG nano bugs – little mirco robotic bugs that my…
A Blessingway
On Sunday we celebrated a friend of mine who is due to have her third child soon. Instead of a shower we joined in her honor for a Blessingway. We pampered her with foot and hand rubs and a foot soak and gave her yummy things to eat and drink. We read a few poems…