As predicted, the umbrellas & raincoats were out in full force on Easter here in the gorgeous, green and rainy Pacific Northwest. Also, as predicted, the day was very busy and started early. I was out the door by 6:45, and Trent & the kids followed me 30 minutes later. No time for photo-ops & […]
This last St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th, I forgot to wish myself a happy blog-birthday! I’ve been blogging for 3 years. I started blogging because of Mike, Steph, Jim, Eric and the Pjaks. Then it kind of grew into it’s own monster, and I like to think that I had a strong role to play […]
So, a few of my friends know that we’ve been going through a phase with Carson these last few weeks. He is suddenly very afraid at night time. It’s been a roller coaster between slightly scared/probably stall-tactic, to hysterical screaming, shaking and terrified crying MANY times a night. At first, he wouldn’t tell me what […]
Many of you know that one of my nicknames for Sydney is Bird (or birdie, birdie-bird, little bird–you get the idea). It just rolled off my tongue one day when she was a newborn, and kind of stuck. It’s turned out to be fairly appropriate, as she’s quite petite, she eats her food in small […]
Well, my friends told me it would happen. I just didn’t think it would happen so soon. Sydney’s first Disney Princess paraphernalia has been purchased. We’ve been planning a family bike ride for today and after my preaching post about helmets, of course little bird needed to have one. It was hard to find one […]
Here’s some more Carsonisms: Carson, from down the hall: “Mom! [mumble, mumble, mumble]”Me: What did you say, buddy?C: What, mom? [he comes into the kitchen where I am]Me: What did you say to me?C: [confused] Huh?Me: You said something to me when you were in your bedroom and I asked what you said.C: What did […]
I am verbal. I am loquacious. I can say in 3 paragraphs what it takes most people to say in 3 sentences. I can make small talk with a brick wall. It seems my son has inherited this from me. Although he usually clams up in front of others, especially people we don’t see often, […]
Just a reminder, if anyone wants to take advantage of the Buy One, Get One 1/2 off sale for Uppercase Living, you only have a couple days. The sale, I believe, ends officially on Friday. Please email me at the address found on MY UPPERCASE LIVING WEBSITE, not at the hotmail account connected to this […]
If you follow this blog you know I’m a little obsessed with getting pictures of my kids, particularly on special occasions. Well, Easter is coming up, and it is such a wonderful day, but usually quite busy. We don’t even get to go to church together, b/c I’m always singing and have to go early. […]
Today Sydney’s nap schedule was a little off from Carson’s, so she woke up way before he did. I really needed to finish working on dinner for this evening, so I set her in the high chair and handed over…her very first graham cracker. Aaah! She loved it, and I loved that it kept her […]