A fun date night riding bikes. The Problem On the Wisdom of Marriage I have a problem with shopping sales, or maybe it is just shopping in general. ;| Yesterday I went to Target with the intention of getting an organizer for the toys in the basement. I always go in with a purpose, but […]

This is Jane’s six year old birthday photo. Her smile says it all. I was about 30 minutes late picking up Jane from school one day. 30 minutes! I know, I know…that is so late. The teachers had called me, called Cody and I think one of my emergency contacts that I had offered to […]

asking vs. demanding Yesterday, Maurie was in her carseat and the babysitter was going to help her get out, but before she started she asked, “Maurie, can I help you get out of your car seat?” I was nervous about how Maurie would respond, but she said yes. Even though seconds later she changed her […]

Yesterday, I was working on making dinner and Brooklyn kept crying, whining and asking to be held. I was really frustrated that she wouldn’t let me work on dinner. One of the times I picked her up, she cried out in pain when I put my arm under her bum and then I realized the […]

Don’t Waste Time A Cut…to the Heart A Cut…to the Heart, Maurie had her first haircut. Her long black hair was down to the bottom of her rear. I loved to see her hair fall down her back, but it was really hard to keep untangled and was getting really damaged at the ends. I […]

This is what the good life looks like for Jane. Cody, Jane and Maurie did some backyard camping last night. I took myself out to dinner this last week. Being alone doesn’t bother me, but Jane is teaching me that it is the friend sitting across from you that can make life better. Learning from […]