Without labor nothing prospers. ~Sophocles we praise hard work in this family. and what’s gonna work? teamwork! which leads me to this atrocity that we call a backyard. the winter always wreaks havoc on our unmaintainable (is that even a word?) yard and it’s a mess to clean up. i had no plans to lay a patio this weekend. … Continue reading »
i shared this on wednesday when i was hanging out at it’s our long story and thought i’d share it here in case you didn’t have a chance to stop by heather’s. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. via honestly, no one’s really looking at you or talking about you or thinking about you like you think they are. so you … Continue reading »
do you know my friend kristy at kristy.makes? well she made an awesome journal for her and her young son to write back and forth to each other. ‘kind of like a diary, but between two people’, as my son said. i just loved the idea and thought gibson would totally be on board with … Continue reading »
october 13, 2007 settling in to watch shows on a saturday night. it was late. gibson got to bed late and i was feeling tired. only a few days past my due date but i was anxious. didn’t think that as i got up to go pee, my water would break. uh oh. no panic, … Continue reading »
a surprise to me…marshall wanted me to take pictures of him while i was taking pics of my new wreath on the door. i snapped away while he made faces and put his hand up in front of the camera like his brother does. i was happy that i got some really great shots and … Continue reading »
it’s been a long week back after being off for 10 days so come mid-week, all i wanted to do is relax. well, at least a little bit. getting outside and enjoying the sun and the boys was pretty high on my want list too because wednesday night was another trial and lesson for us … Continue reading »
it’s going to be a summer of doin’ stuff. it just has to be. it doesn’t have to be major trips or expensive activities. it’s going to be little things. things we can just DO. nothing that requires a whole lot of planning…or a whole lot of money. i started a little list. things i … Continue reading »
I discipline my kids and set boundaries: via If you spend 10 minutes in my house, you’ll hear the word “no” come out of my mouth more than once. I think I might say it too much and often too quickly. But it’s useful and necessary. I do not let my kids act the fool … Continue reading »
