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Zen...?
Here you can see the object of my 6 month old's obsession. Zen, our much loved, slightly coddled, sometimes grouchy 5 year old pug. He has weathered the changes in our family fairly well, but I think...
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A Car Conversation
Here is the conversation that Braeden and I had leaving the library yesterday:Me: "Do you want to drive home today?"Braeden: "Kids can't drive."Me: "When you get older you can drive."Braeden: "Then I...
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The mystery of boy babies....revealed
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080423/wl_uk_afp/healthdietsexchildrenMy mom sent me this very interesting link to an article about creating boy babies... I was shocked.
View ArticleFox News
http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2008/04/8064_obama_to_finall.htmlAn interesting YouTube video about Fox News coverage of Obama's campain. Quite a statement about our responsiblity to be...
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Why I love weekends...
Friday night started with a delicious dinner made by my husband... Mongolian Tofu. Yummy. Dawn and Bill came over for dinner, so afterward David and I had the chance to get away for a walk on the...
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Red Letter Day!
We were greeted this morning with grey skies and drizzle... Kind of a cozy day after a few nice warm sunny days. As Isaac and I stepped out onto the porch this morning to greet the day, we peeked into...
View ArticleKitchen Diet
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/03/putting-your-kitchen-on-a-diet/This article pretty much validates everything I ever thought about my kitchen clutter! Looks like I'd better make time today to...
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More about birds
David took the most amazing photo of our babies yesterday morning. It was quite an amazing catch! It looks like only three of the eggs are going to hatch. The other eggs aren't being sat upon any more,...
View ArticleTragedy
I am surprised at how sad I feel about this post. Our nest was attacked either last night or this morning. Two of the babies are totally gone and one is dead on our front porch. All three eggs are on...
View ArticleThree year old's truth...
A comment made this afternoon while we were snuggling:"Mommy, we have three kids and one girl in this family.""Who are the kids?""Braeden, Isaac and Daddy."
View ArticleReluctant Blogger
I have been so sad since the day that our nest was attacked that I haven't felt much like blogging. My blog was created and named after the nesting family outside our door, and I couldn't help but feel...
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Busy...
We had Jonathan and Julie over for dinner last week. As I sat and talked with Julie, who has been at home for awhile while she looks for a new job, she shared that she had been baking homemade yeast...
View ArticleHappy Mother's Day
The night before Mother's Day I was really hoping for a little more sleep than usual. Isaac has been getting up at all hours for about a week, wanting me to nurse him back to sleep. I have been doing...
View ArticleWelcome Alexa Mae!
My baby brother and his wife are parents to little Alexa Mae. I am so proud of them, and so happy to be an auntie to this little one. Welcome to the world, Alexa!
View ArticleAnother cute quote...
Last night in the car, Braeden had this to say:"Hey, I know where butter comes from."Me: "Where?""It comes out of the heads of magical butterflies."So now you know.
View ArticleSleep!
I haven't had much time to post lately... or, more accurately, I haven't had much mental acuity to post! Those living with small children will understand the bone-weary tired that comes with it. Isaac...
View ArticleJoys of Remodel...
So, we love our house again. It turns out all these tiny, insignificant things that "don't really bother us" really bothered us. We have the best contractor ever, and he has put in new french doors, a...
View ArticleVery un-Martha
I saw a giant book of "keeping house" at the hardware store during one of our near-daily trips. It had tips for how to keep your home tidy, and advised that your appliances are the "furniture of your...
View ArticleA nursing career for me...?
One fun thing about being married to me (I'm sure David would say) is that I change my mind about what I want to be when I grow up. Weekly. Or, more often. This week, what about a nurse? I'm sort of...
View ArticleUh, oh! It's the COPS!
Yesterday we went to the library to check out some books for the week. For some reason, I thought it would be a quick trip in and out (have I not learned anything in the last 3 years?). I popped a...
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