I hear the door down the long hallway as it clicks and creaks open. I know he is coming after he stops at the bathroom to tinkle. And he does, his feet literally pitter-pattering down the hall. Next he is right by the bed and my tired ears hear him, “Mommy, can I snuggle?” I…
Giving Gav His Credit Where Credit it is Due
The other day Gavin and Katie were sitting down at the table to work on their homework at the same time as Ben. Obviously Katie does not have actual homework but she likes to pretend like she does while the boys do theirs. Often times I will put our big ole container of crayons on…
Life is a Highway (or a suburban street, whatever)
We are in that in between spot of the year, before the time changes again and it’s still light out at 6:30. The kids have energy to burn after dinner so they pull out pretty much every toy that has wheels from the garage and into our long driveway. I sit on the bench nearby…
Party Time!
Kids + a gym = loads of fun, right? So we hit The Little Gym for K’s birthday celebration. And I *think* the kids had fun. We’ll let the pics tell the tale…
Starbucks Run
Mondays are kinda crazy. It’s usually my laundry day. All of the kids go to school but after school we have Cathechism (or Catholic education) for B. I also usually go grocery shopping on Mondays. So, after dropping K off at school at 9, I head to the gym, come home, get cleaned up, have…
At Three
My sweet Katie-Kay is three today. Aw, it’s like a little poem. And really, so is she. I have so much joy with her in my life, it’s hard to describe. Of course I love shopping for cute outfits and headbands that she doesn’t leave in her hair for long and brushing her hair and…
How my mind works
I like dessert. I just do. I grew up in a house where a Dutch apple pie on a random Wednesday was common place. My mother loves to bake and we like to eat what she bakes, so while I was growing up we pretty much always had a “treat” after dinner. (although how that…
The Ladybug Dress
I found this dress at Goodwill on one of my trips to Austin last year at the same time that I bought this one. My parents have an AWESOME Goodwill near their house. I just thought it was so cute with the rick-rack and the ladybugs and little daisies. Plus? It was $3.99. So yeah,…
I used to be kinda fun(ny)
I read a few old posts of mine recently and I noticed that I used to be kinda funny. I’m not so funny anymore. What is up with that anyway? Well you know what? I have realized that I need to stop taking every gosh-derned thing so seriously already. You know, like the fact that…
Easier
I commented to a friend of mine the other day that things are getting “easier” as the kids get older. I think what I really meant is that things are easier now that G is in Kindergarten. I don’t mean that in a mean way, I’m just saying the boy takes a lot of energy…