We had campout sleepovers for our boys birthday parties this year. Our country home is surrounded by nature and no neighbors (well, of the human variety) and serves as a great venue for outdoor tomfoolery. There are some subtle differences between an 8 year old’s campout and a 4 year old’s. Food: Your average 8 […]
Last week, you may recall, I had a mole removed. They said they would mail me the pathology report, or call me if there was a concern. Well, this morning they called. Of course I missed the call because I have a billion (four) kids. Later I noticed I had a missed call and a […]
This morning I called the firefighter. There was a dang tractor rolling all up and down our land. I was wondering if I needed to go out there in my pjs, with Eva Tennessee on my hip, brandishing our son’s BB gun, hollering at him “You best git offa my land or we kin both […]
Apparently I have become freakishly strong. I don’t know when it happened. But I have the upper body strength of a Russian weightlifter. It is just hard to tell because it is carefully concealed within the undefined bulk of “mom arms”. You may think you are witnessing the ebb and flow of flab as I […]
I had a dermatologist’s appointment today to get a couple of moles looked at. I also pulled weeds for hours yesterday. Without sunscreen. So I thought today’s post would be all about the awkwardness of going to the derm with a sunburn. I was going to liken it to going to the dentist for a […]
First, I would like to apologize for the poor documentation I did at the beginning of this project. I had no idea how compelling my crafting journey would be. Several months ago I was perusing the Internet for responsibility charts for the kiddos. I balked at the Etsy prices and decided we could create our […]
Today is the firefighter and my anniversary. Nine years ago I became a 22 year old bride and planted a sloppy kiss on my 22 year old husband. We said our vows in my parent’s backyard to a handful of close family and friends. Nine years ago today we started the greatest love story I […]
Welp, I quit facebook. I had to. I was becoming too involved and invested in the lives of so many incredible people I had never met in real life, and at some point my love and care for people stopped being centered in Christ. I stopped prayerfully petitioning for answers and words of comfort for […]
I am having surgery in about a week so my exclusively breastfed baby is having to learn how to take a bottle… Sure, mom! I’ll try anything once! You know what? I got this. Wait. No. I don’t. What is happening?? Um. Sure, we can try again. […]
In honor of Father’s Day, I’m dedicating this post to the firefighter. Friday evening the firefighter called to me to join him outside. He was so excited to share something. I rushed out to find him gazing at the moon rising. The moon was gianormous and red. Blood red. We could hear a pack […]
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