Ah! The afternoon. Laundry is rolling, soup is simmering away on the stove, two little boys sleep upstairs, and I’m sitting down to pause for the first time since this day started rolling and I think, “Ah! We made it!” (Made it = mama had a great attitude all morning long because maybe all that… Continue reading a little something
Hi there. It’s been snowing since I woke this morning. It’s pretty – this fresh, currently clean snow – and on these days I’m thankful that I did my grocery run yesterday so there’s no reason for me to load my two charges into a car that needs to be cleaned off to go anywhere.… Continue reading a snowy Wednesday
Yesterday I realized that for the first time since my sweet Ellis was born, we’ve had a set schedule to our days for three whole weeks straight. This is rather bittersweet since, at least with my babies, regular and predictable sleep times don’t come till they’re leaving the days of infancy behind, but I am… Continue reading a happy sort of friday
January 20, 2016. A new year. I feel a little late in the game this time ’round since this is our first “normal” week since Christmas. I missed the New Year hubbub in the midst of fighting a fever that lasted a few weeks. Moms aren’t supposed to get sick. I have no memory of… Continue reading hey 2016
Christmas week is upon us! I started yesterday feeling the energy that always accompanies this incredibly wonderful week — it’s filled with extra practices for special Christmas music, menus being decided and responsibilities doled out for a family feast, and then there’s the panic that accompanies when you actually go through what you’ve purchased for… Continue reading i will be joyful
My afternoons have been transformed this last week and a half. The baby, who has never been a very scheduled baby, and whose lead I’ve always followed, has suddenly started to transition to one afternoon nap. HIS NAP AND THE TODDLER’S NAP OVERLAP. This is an incredible thing in the life of a mom. I… Continue reading because boys sleeping mean I can continue to ramble
December 13. A whole week of the glow from the tree lighting our small living room throughout the day. Cookies that are only made in December have been baked (and too many consumed). Christmas tunes are played during the rare moments when I can handle background noise (wow, being a mom has changed me!) or… Continue reading december night ramblings
A husband who sent me off on a morning run and made eggs, toasted bagels, and brewed me coffee while I was out. An energetic, enthusiastic brand-new-three-year-old sitting quietly in the back seat on our drive home from our festivities suddenly exclaiming, “The moon! Dad, that’s an awesome moon?!” A babe falling asleep on my… Continue reading thanksgiving 2015
I’m just over here finishing my morning cup of coffee and wishing for a Keurig for the first time ever in my life. I could really go for a second round of my morning comfort, but the idea of making it seems like too much work right now. (Whenever I admit to such things I… Continue reading morning update
Oh, you neglected little space. So much living has happened these last nine months. Like, a wedding anniversary. A new baby. Birthday celebrations all around. The purchase of a house. First flights experienced by our two boys. The stomach bug for Daddy, Mama, and Big Brother. The stomach bug again for Big Brother (those were… Continue reading Ellis Patrick