In the morning, when I get K out of her crib, I kiss her face a bunch of times over and over and over again and call her by her nickname of the moment and hug her really tight.It seems like every time, I’m love-struck by the fact that she is mine, that I have a daughter.As…
Do You Have a Favorite?
I was watching a daytime talk show the other day (this rarely happens, by the way…) and Kelly Ripa and her husband were on, talking about their kids and life, etc. At one point Rachel Ray asked them if they have a favorite child and they said yes but they would never tell who. But…
It Can Happen SO Fast
Even though we were in the midst of the “sickies” last weekend, I still managed to get the boys to their respective soccer games and do laundry, feed children (and eventually myself) and resume life to mostly normal. I even brought the snack for G’s game! But, and this is probably NOT news to anyone…
Spectator
Everywhere I look there are parents and kids. Many of the kids are dressed in blue or white, socks up to their knees. The grass is still very green and the sun is so high up in the blue, cloudless sky. I can feel it on my face, burning.One stream of sweat has formed enough…
Someone wrote a parenting handbook for this kinda stuff, right?
The other night I was sitting on the bathroom floor about to wash two filthy little children when The B man walked in and popped a squat on the bathroom stool. He looked me square in the eyes and said, “Mom, can I talk to you about something?” “Sure!” I said. I assumed he was…
Gifted
Last night, while playing in Baby K’s room with the kids, I suddenly found myself describing (in basic terms) to The B Man how babies are born. He knows that my belly was cut open and “sewn” back together when his younger brother and sister were born so he assumed that he was born the…
Baby Love – Rockin’ the Baby
We went to church with our friends this morning, while here in Texas. (Did I tell you the kids and I drove over for the week, without the Daddy part of our family? Yeah, we did…) As we sat down I noticed the tiny newborn in the baby carrier in the pew in front of us. She…
Neck Ties & Flash Drives, Oh My! {Happy Father’s Day}
The two little kids made Tim some neck tie art while at the nursery during church this morning. I find it kind of funny since Tim rarely wears a neck tie these days. And I’m guessing that he’s not the only Dad that doesn’t frequently sport one anymore. Ties are just so… tight. I wouldn’t…
Missing Things
You know that old saying that you don’t miss something until it’s gone? Well, my oldest is currently hanging out with his Mother Bear (what the kids call Tim’s Mom) this week and guess what? I miss him. It’s been less than 24 hours since I gave him a hug goodbye. Then he eagerly jumped…
In the Middle of the Night
I could hear his footsteps and his breath as he entered our room. His little boys socks, scooting, “swish, swish” as he approached my side of the bed. I blearily looked at the bright red digital numbers on the opposite night table They screamed “2:34!!!!” at me. If I had still been up and awake…