On Friday we got a new kitchen table. M was home from work with a stomach bug that wrecked havoc on our family. But it was nice to…
Continue ReadingOne last post about Galveston this past weekend. Our dear friends let us use their house for the day. It’s a 98 year old home a couple blocks…
Continue ReadingWhy it’s good to be the final of the four……low expectations. Nate’s world (his siblings and parents) only expect him to be happy and cuddly. He’s excellent at…
Continue ReadingRandom thoughts while watching my children dance on the beach this past Saturday:1) Have you seen Jesus, my Lord? He’s here in plain view. Have you ever stood…
Continue ReadingAccording to science, three-year-old boys and girls have the same skeleton. According to Hergenrader Family Genes, if you cut Ellie’s hair, you’d have another Sam. With of course,…
Continue ReadingSo, our small (ha!) family has grown by ten. Ladybugs. One of the kids’ Christmas presents was Ladybug Land…a cute habitat where budding bug-lovers can raise ladybugs from…
Continue ReadingOnce upon a time there was a young women with thin, fine (some might even say stringy) blonde hair. Although happy, she had little control over her hair…
Continue ReadingSilly voices. Rat-a-tat gun noises. Snores. Attention-grabbing stories. Attention-grabbing anything. Deep concern for one sister. Deep rivalry for another. Deep confusion about a brother. Dislike and Uber-like for…
Continue ReadingSorry for the title…and to lodge the Sesame Street song in your head for your remaining waking hours today.BUT it’s hopefully worth it for this sunny, happy picture…
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