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  • Loving the *Temporary* Solo Status

    To do list for Tuesday afternoon-Friday: --Finish Cleaning --Finish laundry --Iron --Clean/rearrange bedroom --Sew dress --Redo picture display --Catch up on emailing --Rework wedding packages --Shopping/supper at Olive …

  • Two days ago I was rocking Ian (who is becoming quite angelic!), laughing at Zachary and enjoying a clean house. I had no major schedules to meet and was looking forward to having a friend come over. "…

  • Family Vacations

    Our family really has never taken off for a weekend of relaxing before. If we've ever done vacations, they were to educational spots--Washington DC, New York City, Epcot, Williamsburg, history museums, science museums, …

  • Served: God's Tangible Love

    This week I am just barely able to cope. Zachary is constantly, constantly doing 101 things that are bad enough to be utterly frustrating, but not bad enough for discipline. Of course, he doesn't repeat the same offens…

  • Home

    There is nothing quite like the feeling of relief that you feel when you stumble into your house at 1:00 am after long trip. The quiet, the clean, emptiness, the familar smell. But best of all, knowing that…

  • Going back in time

    He slept through the night last night!!!!! Yes, I'm just that thrilled even if it was six and a half hours and not the ten that I could really use right now. It's amazing how much better even one less awake time makes …

  • I have a kadoodle of pictures of our trip to Texas and of Ian and Zachary that I really want to get up (show off, whatever). And I still have a whole bunch that are uploaded, but I never even blogged. We'll see how thi…

  • Just wondering...

    WHY if you would be really small and loved and bathed and cozy and not hungry and not tiredwould it need to be so impossible to sit in a seat or swing or the couch or anywhere that is not being heldfor mor…

  • 4 weeks...

    and 9 pounds! Wow, it's crazy to have a baby who grows so fast. I'm not used to that at all! I weighed him last Tuesday or Wednesday and he's already up a pound(10) by today. The fussiness is a lot less. Ins…

  • A Simple Offer

    If you would come to our house, I would offer you: --Corn on the cob --Fresh peaches and blackberries But mostly I want to give you: --A newborn to hold! (while I sleep!!) Ian's been quite fussy. I'm trying to figur…