The picture? I don’t even know. It’s my favorite pumpkin picture, transformed by additional research and work. Kind of like what education does to our brains and perspective…..maybe? Years ago, when I first started classes for my Masters Degree, I had a particularly esoteric professor (if there is such a thing; they’re all pretty esoteric)....Continue Reading
You know what I would love to do one day?I would love to make a photo book for Sam and Elisabeth. This photo book would feature of all the (decent) pictures of I have of them from the past five and a half years. These wouldn’t be any old pictures, they’d be the ones of...Continue Reading
This weekend we went pumpkin-patching. Like every year before, we travelled to a local church and paid a 4000% mark-up to for the kids to chose their Great Pumpkins for carving. Catie, the veteran pumpkin selector, has been down this trail before and knows what to do…jump into those photographic pumpkins and be her smiley...Continue Reading
For my children to read when they’re adults (in case they ever wonder if churches have always met in gyms…) Where is the old, white church? Where is the steeple that holds the clanging bell calling the town to worship? Where are the pews, saturated with the eclectic aroma of wax and incense and coffee...Continue Reading
No, really, we’re totally eating healthier around here. I know how you could be confused, with Nutella and toasted marshmallows flying around, but it’s healthier versions of usual baked goods.Really.It turns out that healthy baked goods aren’t only a bit of an oxymoron, but they’re also a rare commodity. Gluten-free, low-sugar stuff that tastes good...Continue Reading
1. I really love this picture. I want to add little hearts, but I can’t figure out how to make my keyboard do that. I’ve googled it, but the Google answer doesn’t work. It just comes out &hearts…not the design. Can anyone help me so I can totally pimp my posts with obnoxious hearts? 2....Continue Reading
I’m including the above picture of my child inhaling a donut as reassurance that I’m not a know-it-all about getting kids to eat healthy.Rest assured that we’ve got our nutrition hills to climb over here. Catie doesn’t drink milk. Elisabeth’s love language is Cheetos. Sam eats dinner solely with the goal of getting dessert. Nate...Continue Reading
I’m sure every other mom in the universe has already read this.But now I’m reading it…and sobbing.And I’m leaving the date on this picture as proof that the last photo taken of me and the kids (not already posted on this blog) was four years ago.Someone has a lot of work to do.Continue Reading
Two facts of the weekend: 1. the Hergenrader Family LOVED The Texas Renaissance Festival. 2. We are not having another kid, but if we were, we would totally name it Texas Renaissance to win this contest. That’s how much we all enjoyed the Festival. Seriously. Well, you know, not totally seriously. Sometimes when M reads...Continue Reading
Yesterday I received an interesting wedding invitation.It was a white paper and written in script. On the bottom of the invite was a child’s drawing of the bride kissing the groom.There was also an upside down cross right in the middle of the invitation.The upside down cross was not as disturbing as the fact the...Continue Reading
