Life is full of seasons. The Season of Career, The Season of Friends, The Season of Health, The Season of Weddings, The Season of Learning, The Season of…
Continue ReadingI’m not exactly sure when this “living in the car” started. But the Age of the Minivan is upon the kids and me–and if I eat another Number…
Continue ReadingThis picture looks a bit like I imagine homeschooled kids look–the matching outfits, the focused concentration on the kids’ faces, and the intense learning (well, except for Sam…
Continue ReadingIt’s Kissing Season in the Hergenrader House.Catie is very interested in who’s “allowed” to kiss on the lips, and Sam and Ellie have finally mastered big smacks that…
Continue ReadingIt’s official. I expect too much of my strollers. My expectations for cribs, car seats, and high chairs? Totally in-check. I can pick one of those out in…
Continue ReadingThe answer? No. Probably not.Sunday is the start of my third trimester. We’re going to have a baby! This realization has slowly dawned on me. Really dawned on…
Continue ReadingSummer is almost here (well, not according to the actual calendar, but we live in Texas so anything not Christmas is almost summer). For the Hergenraders that means…
Continue ReadingWhile we were sharing the peace this Sunday at church, the elderly man behind us pointed to my (huge!) belly and said, “I don’t know if that’s a…
Continue ReadingBut you can’t pick your twin’s nose. Thank Goodness.I thought we had gotten through Cold Season without the start of the dreaded picking. But the picking usually starts…
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