I think every family has one kid who is accident prone. If anything is going to happen to someone in the family, it’s going to be that one. It’s kind of a rule. Judah’s that one. Judah’s been to the ER the most times, mostly for croup when he was younger, but we ended up […]
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 […]