I just got my new passport in the mail. I look so grown up, especially compared to my old one from when I was only 16 years old. “Only” sixteen. At 16, I felt completely grown up. Confident. Independent. Not swayed by popular opinion. At times I think I was…
For me, 2007 was a year of waiting, as you can read from my blog series last year about, well, waiting. Without going into details, we were finally turning a corner and approaching a calm phase after the storm. Barely a month into 2008, we are now considering going to…
I was upstairs playing with Nathan on his train set. He decided to be a mean motorcycle, knocking all the trains off the track. It was funny and he wasn’t hurting anyone, so I let him explore the idea of being a bully. My trains ran from him, and though…
Usually I have a whole slew of blog ideas running through my brain, I just don’t have the time to put them into words. But tonight, I have a free minute, and I can’t think of anything to say. It was a good day. I really love Mondays. I don’t…
How have you started your year? Here’s how we have spent the past week: Yes, they look great, don’t they? We had the fever/cold virus fly through our home. It hasn’t left yet, stubborn thing. Thankfully they all have it at once, so it might not drag on for all…
I can put up with political correctness to a point. Go ahead and say Happy Holidays, put Santa in the malls, and air “It’s a Wonderful Life” on TV. Fine with me. I’m not complaining. I know what Christmas is really about, so I’m not offended. But I draw the…
Each year, 3 friends and I take pictures of our oldest kids at the same place at a park. We have 5 pictures already! That really makes time seem like it’s zooming by. Here they are… 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007