step one {the epic tossed together surprise vacation}

| March 12, 2013

We started this morning by waking the girls before the sun was even up and loading them in the car for the hour drive to the airport. They had no idea where we were going. Not a clue. (I had a lot of fun asking them where they thought we were going!)   So, after [...]

speaking kid-ish {volume 1}

| February 2, 2013

A few quick takes that keep making us laugh . . . ***** Miss E: “Look! Everybody come look at the roof! There, on the side! Popsicle sticks!” MJ: “No. Those are ice trees.” No, my sweet babies who are becoming southernized, those are really just icicles. I promise. ***** Driving along on a roadtrip, [...]

a ramble. about sleep. again.

| January 17, 2013

It’s drizzling out this morning. A grey day for a grey mood. The temperature gauge says it is still 42 degrees out, but all the weather channels insist there will be a sudden drop and the gentle patter of rain will turn to a swirling, dangerous, seriously scary snow storm by early afternoon. School was [...]

Although the Peas in the Pod Are Snug

| September 5, 2012

None of my three peas are doing any sleeping in this pod lately. Especially the littlest one. The predictable “first week of school bug” has struck and no one can breathe. Babies, apparently, don’t really like being all stuffed up. So, while they may be snug as bugs in rugs at times, they are still [...]

They’re Glad . . .

| November 23, 2011

. . . that they aren’t turkeys. I’m glad I’m not cooking one! Happy Thanksgiving from the family that is going out to eat (somewhere awesome) . . . or cooking whatever is in the pantry if sick kids keep us home. Lyrics are: I’m glad I’m not a turkey, a turkey, a turkey. I’m [...]