Jen Hirschman starting writing on this blog that her husband, Andy, started to post pictures of their remodel on their house. That turned into Jen taking the blog over, only to post silly family stories and photos, update family and friends on some happenings, and then abandon it from time to time. Enjoy!
This past week Ganelle Black went home to be with Jesus. Ganelle was Andy’s great aunt, his mom’s aunt. She was known to her family as Tuggie. I can’t remember exactly how that nickname was chosen, but I’m pretty sure it involved a little kid not being able to pronounce her actual name. I met […]
Father’s Day is long gone, but I would be remiss if I didn’t take a moment to recognize how amazing the fathers in my life are. I am so blessed to have grown up with a great father; a man who made life fun, taught me right from wrong, gave me a strong work ethic, […]
Josie performed in her first dance recital this past weekend. She was dressed as a butterfly and danced her little heart out for all of a minute and a half. We sat through 27 other numbers just to watch her flutter about on the stage. Totally worth it. She loved every second. The theme and title […]
It happened. We now have a teenager in the house. Charlie is the first. He’s kind of the first for everything, much to the dismay of his younger siblings. Turning thirteen meant four boys over for a sleepover (minus the sleep), Alfred Hitchcock movies, candy and popcorn, and me waking up to a trashed TV […]
Andy’s been out of town this weekend, which means I have to be on. All the time. It means I can’t “tag” him to take over when I think I am going to explode from breaking up, yet another, argument. It means I, alone, have to be the one to drive the kids all over […]
This weekend was pretty much all about Coleman. He turned 11 on Friday. His first treat was a half day at school, followed by lunch, a movie, and shopping with Grandma (a birthday tradition). Coleman had a friend stay over all weekend. Saturday brought three other boys and their families, air soft wars at the […]
I realize that I’m a week and a half past Mother’s Day. I have four kids. That’s my new excuse for everything. I wanted to say thanks to my mom. Thank you for teaching me to: love others be kind be polite respect others dress up when traveling on an airplane spend time with Jesus […]
Sometimes I say yes to more than I should. Sometimes I take on tasks which are more involved than what I originally thought. Maybe this is because I’m a people pleaser. Maybe it’s because I like to stay busy. Or maybe it’s the self confidence that my dad instilled in me. Either way, it’s a blessing and a curse. Don’t get […]
Last month I was sitting around in a hotel room in Las Vegas, with my siblings, discussing plans and options for a family reunion next year. What started as a discussion, quickly turned into each of us expressing (in a somewhat raised voice) how busy we are and we don’t know if we can make […]
On April 5th my grandma joined my grandpa in heaven. This was heart-wrenching and merciful. Painful and relieving. Sad and joyful. Bittersweet. Just a few weeks prior, my grandma had fallen and hit her head which landed her in the hospital. This was the beginning of test after test, each one revealing more bad news. […]