So of course this is for Guinness World record and I did this 2 years ago with my middle child ( I have blogged about this).. just wanted to show you the pictures I grabbed. There were people there really concerned about kids being seen online so I didn’t take any crowd shots. I saw … [Read more…]
Jill from Baby Rabies often gets praised for how clean her house is, and she laughs about it… because it’s all smoke and mirrors. She’s hosting a hop of sorts for people to show their ‘perfect’ inside their messy reality. Go check it out. Because of course the perfect shot often has diapers strewn everywhere … [Read more…]
Obviously we love our real aka cloth diapers here. Casey is modeling a bum genius 4.0 in Dazzle–stuffed with an old fashioned flat diaper circa 2 1/2 months old at Valentine’s day. Her expression says it all, doesn’t it? Our whole family takes pride in the fact that we’re re-using diapers and reducing our … [Read more…]
So it turns out that I have a LOT a LOT of favorite birds–but only a few pictures of them. These little critters always herald spring, and their bright eyes and unique hopping make me smile.
Temperatures continue to be cooler than normal. It pours down rain for days. Mud everywhere. I could do with a bit more warmth, honestly. I’m tired of the heat running and drying everything out. Flowers are coming up but no blooms yet. The grass is finally green. Matt mowed over the weekend so with the … [Read more…]
This is my 5 year old, for those of you that have been around a while you might remember how I struggled with her birth, with the guilt over requiring a c section because she was stuck. How I was robbed of bonding time by jaundice and requiring of a bili bed in the hospital, … [Read more…]
Looking for theme ideas for my kids. I think Casey’s will probably be ‘caterpillar’… because.. you know. duh. Brennan really loves her stuffed pig… REALLY. She wants to take him everywhere.. so I’m thinking something pig-gy for her. But Keeley.. well we’ve done: 1. one 2. who’s two (owl) 3. pirate 4. princess 5. roundup … [Read more…]
I was watching as on TV this mom of 2 (less than 2 years apart) who had just battled cancer and was wearing the same drab stuff day after day teared up, saying ‘I want to look better, but I don’t even see myself in the mirror’…and the person helping her (with a quick makeover) … [Read more…]
The answer is: not a whole lot. I’m behind in just about everything and trying not to let it get to me. I’m still fighting sinus issues that either leave me with a headache or raw throat or random sneezing that’s not a cold, not really anything, but just.. blech. Not enough to bother me, … [Read more…]
Keeley is 5. She will start school in the fall. We have K registration at the beginning of April. We’re already praying for her teacher(s). She has known how to count by 10s for a while. Recently I printed her a worksheet and explained how to count by 2s and 5s. She’s mastered counting with … [Read more…]