You know how during December regular life sort of shuts down because everyone is crazy busy buying gifts and planning parties and trying to make the holiday festive for their families?And you know how every single December you’re never really prepared for just how busy and fun and exhausting all the preparing and shopping and...Continue Reading
The Petit Mal Seizure (or the Staresies as we call them in the Hergenrader House) are so common around here during the summer. It’s the fatigue. It’s the constant fun. It’s the constant sun. And the constant swimming. And dance camp! And fun snacks to eat! And all the brothers and sisters around to entertain...Continue Reading
One very fun part about summer/spring in this house is the beautiful birds that stop by our backyard. Thanks to the oxbow from Buffalo Bayou that runs right behind our backyard and the dense forest that surrounds it, we have more winged (and non-winged) creatures than you can imagine.And lizards. Whenever I look outside and...Continue Reading
These two clowns (ha ha) couldn’t be more thrilled for their upcoming birthday. FIVE seems so old to them that they’re mystified THEY are almost there. When someone asks their age, they love to say, “almost FIVE!”This will be an especially fun year because of their Saturday birthday. No confusion over their party on one...Continue Reading
Here are the facts…when your kids have REALLY thin white-blonde hair, and when your kids are REALLY skinny, it’s easy to look WT.If you Google White Trash–with the exception of some pictures of that TV show Roseanne–you’ll see pictures of skinny blonde kids.Whereas during the school year our kids wear perky ponytails, collared, tucked-in polo...Continue Reading
Like I think I’ve mentioned, Sunday was a rough day for our family. Not only for M and me, but also for the kids. Right down to Nate, I’m afraid.M was scheduled to serve Communion at the last church service, something I was looking forward to. Other times he’s done this, Sam asks if he...Continue Reading
As per their tradition, Aunt Katie took Catie to the zoo the day after school left out. Both of the K/Caties look forward to this day of being together, seeing the animals, and celebrating the conclusion of another great year. This year we sent Catie with an old digital camera so that she could capture...Continue Reading
Here’s what I learned this weekend…Closing a church makes for odd relationships. Yesterday afternoon, leaving the last worship service with our congregation, felt like the aftermath of a train wreck.Our fellow CPSL members were the survivors. Even though we got to walk away, entire ordeal had caused so much emotion and hurt and relief. No one wanted...Continue Reading
What do you call a country where everyone drives a yellow car?A Yellow CarNation! Hahahhaaaa.Just one example of the fantastic jokes we’re enjoying around here this summer.We’re also enjoying the game SUNSHINE! Really, this is more than a game, but an obsession for the Hergenrader Family. And we’re not a family that plays a lot...Continue Reading
