Manny, our trusted Greyhound, is answering the Fraudulently Asked Questions today. We’re talking about the past eight months and how life with the Hergenraders is different than, say, life at a Greyhound racetrack. FAQ #1: Manny, less than a year ago, you were living with hundreds of other Greyhounds. How is living with the Hergenrader...Continue Reading
You probably can’t read the girls’ tattoos, but they are “LEAH WHITE” tattoos. And the new lady hanging out with our family (not Bella, our adorable Goddaughter, but the big one)? That’s Leah White. About five years ago, my friend Shane (Bella’s mom), gave Catie a Leah White CD. Leah White is a children’s singer,...Continue Reading
Wait until he’s three. That’s it. I’m kidding. I’m kind of kidding. But after potty-training four kids, I can tell you the amount of work you’ll do is pretty directly related to the kid’s age. I have sat on the urine-stained floors at McDonalds and public pools, waiting to my kid to potty. I have...Continue Reading
Today’s Fraudulently Asked Questions is with Sam and Elisabeth. Because it’s twice as hot as it should be, we have both of them here discussing the weather. FAQ #1: Sam and Elisabeth, the two of you look like you’re sweltering in this picture. Is it hot in Houston? Sam: Yes. August in Houston is very...Continue Reading
I always record our really bad weeks here, but today, I’m excited to tell you about our family’s good week. For a bunch of reasons (M volunteering to go to IKEA was the biggest one), this has been a wow week. First, Nate is potty-trained. More about this later next week, but he did it...Continue Reading
Winning was relative for this brother and these sisters this past weekend at their first triathlon. As the only family relay team, relative was the key word for Tri Hergenrader Kids. But…winning was also relative because they both won first place in the Bridgeland Kids Tri, and they also came in last place in the...Continue Reading
Pine Cove is a huge, Christian summer camp in Texas. Saying Pine Cove, wearing a t-shirt, or sticking a bumper sticker on the back of your minivan tells your neighbors you’ve lived among the enthusiastic counselors, who “Jump for Jesus” pretty much all day. You’ve studied the Bible with a dozen of your new best...Continue Reading
I’m asking myself Fraudulently Asked Questions today. Which, I know, what the heck? What is this horrific trifecta of referring to myself in the third person, asking fake questions, and then answering them? I don’t know, friends. What I do know is that we are two months into summer, so we are officially to the...Continue Reading
Last Saturday, at 5:30 IN THE MORNING, M and I drove to a very dark park in old Katy. We sloshed through the rain to join the hundreds of other nervous athletes, who were pacing, waiting for the 21st Annual Jeff and Brede’s Intergalactic Triathlon to begin. Athletes on Race Morning are a funny group....Continue Reading
{Ed. Note: I posted this letter yesterday, on Nate’s birthday. But thanks to craptastic, flawed technology, it disappeared from the face of the Internet. So, here I am, writing it again. Ugh.} Dear Nate… This morning when you woke up, you called for me to come and hold you. When I whispered in your ear...Continue Reading
