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Seth Chronicles Continue

Today after school I had a conversation with Seth that continues from where we left off yesterday. Seth: I want to tell you my secret but you can’t tell Daddy. Promise? Me: Tell me. Seth: I want to whisper it in your ear. [I leaned forward so he could.] Today I told Isabella ‘I love [...]

They Grow Up So Fast!

Seth came home from school today and sat on the couch with the telephone. He said, “Can I use the phone?” I looked at him and noticed a long thin strip of construction paper unfolded on his lap. I said, “Who are you calling?” He said, “Isabella. My friend.” I had to hold back from [...]

Happy Birthday Kristen!

Hey, I managed to call and leave a message on your actual birthday last night, but I don’t know if it went through. If I sound like a complete dork it’s because I am. Anyway, I’ve got your present here with your old house address on it… you probably should call and give me the [...]

I Cut My Finger

Yes. I did. It’s the pad of my middle finger on my right hand. It means that it is taking me forever to type this post. It hurt so bad when I did it, too. I was trying to grasp the safe part of the food processor blade and reached a little too far and [...]

Gun Slinging Haleys

Zack attended Camp Skeeter which is something his school does for all third graders at the end of every school year. The kids fabric paint a shirt with the logo of a bug and the camp title, make things to buy in the “depot” with bucks they earn during the year for being good, and [...]

My girl reprise

We did it! We introduced Sarah to her grandparents and great-grandparents on Mother’s Day weekend. Here’s the picture I wanted to take.

Free Hugs

If you have been to josh’s blog lately you will have noticed his infatuation with the Sick Puppies (it’s not just all about Emma Anzai and how she rocks the bass and goes off on stage and how she really is a very accomplished bass player). He drove to Austin with his buddy to see [...]

My girl, my girl… talkin’ ’bout my girl…

Eleven years ago I was pretty much doing the same thing I am right now… taking care of a squishy, yummy girl who has my nose. Get a load of this picture which was taken on Mother’s Day 1997 by my mother-in-law on the lanai at her house on the island of O’ahu in Hawaii [...]

Zack the Photographer

On Saturday, April 12, Zack and I went to a baptism together. I let him be in charge of the camera and he took a lot of shots of everything, but I wanted to post my favorites he took of Zoe. She is everybody’s muse.