For me, this picture erupts so many emotions. This is my 2011 family… …standing on the porch my 1980-era family built. The porch looks a bit different. My…
Continue ReadingToday was CopyCat Day at the twins’ school for National Lutheran Schools Week. This meant no uniforms…but you had to dress like a “twin.” Finally! I could get…
Continue ReadingNate looks like his usual cheerful self in black and white. I look like my usual tired self. The kids are sick. I have a chronic virus. Makes…
Continue ReadingBecause of some health issues I’m having (and because Nate is into biting me) it may be time to wean him. Which makes me pretty sad. He’s been…
Continue ReadingWe’ll call this “Sunshine in Sunshine.”
Continue ReadingWow. Yesterday was crazy. Not it’s-February-and-my-kids-are-swimming crazy. Crazy busy. M’s mom has been here, and he left early to take her to the airport. We were sad to…
Continue ReadingOur kids went swimming this weekend. As you can see by Ellie’s face, the water was mostly cold. As you can see by Catie’s face, they did mostly…
Continue ReadingNo Spring Break Road Trips planned for these kids. That’s good news and bad news. I do love all of my kiddos buckled into their seats (and the…
Continue ReadingLast night at our church hosted prom. I’ve been to some church functions in my thirty-something years. A substantial portion of my childhood calories were from pot-luck dinners.…
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