That is what Spicy calls me when we are pretending to play school (with her stuffed animals or Little People) OR when we are partaking in her real homeschooling lessons. She came up with it on her own and it brings a smile to face every time I hear it! It is definitely time to… Continue Reading
I get asked how I survive without a vehicle. Often I wonder why I even used to worry about what I thought at the time was one of Daddy’s silly, extreme ideas. Boy was I wrong. Between 2, often 3 staggered naps, meals, homeschooling lessons, a park within walking distance, strolls to the local fabric… Continue Reading
For the last 7 years of my career working in the aerospace industry, I supported proprietary programs which meant living working in buildings with no visual access to the outside world. I always fantasized about a “window view”. A view of anything, really. A tree, some blue skies, heck even another building. Well, this morning… Continue Reading
This morning, I went for a follow up ultrasound to check on the kidneys of our little guy. In our 20 week u/s, the tech didn’t see the left kidney and Doc confirmed it wasn’t in the usual spot (your abdomen) but that sometimes it can be found in the lower pelvic area which we… Continue Reading
“Christ shield me this day: Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of every person who thinks of me, Christ in the eye… Continue Reading
For months years now I’ve been trying to get Spicy’s hair to look the way it does after Mimi sends her home, bathed with this glamorous mane of golden locks. She would say she doesn’t do anything special… shampoo only and comb it through with a pic instead of a brush. Hum! Well, even after… Continue Reading
My girly girl and her new do. I wasn’t kidding when I said she gets a weekly trim. Unfortunately, I went a little crazy (combined with a very squirmy one) and cut a bit more than I had planned, making it almost impossible to put it in pigtails. Darn! Good thing we’ll have a better… Continue Reading
Wikipedia gives a sensible explanation but here are my personal reflections: Seconds after snapping this photo, the thought came to me, a revelation actually, since I don’t think my puny little mind could have come up with this on my own, that even all of nature is preparing for that glorious day. Every morning while… Continue Reading
This week has been filled with special moments. Bright, warm moments as I greet these angel eyes each morning well after 7am (after a continued 12+ hour stretch at night from 6 weeks of age) You are so good to me, child. (It’s time for our weekly hair cut, I see) Tender moments between father… Continue Reading
A perfect Sunday celebrating the most beautiful, important, wise, thoughtful, lovely woman, full of so many special graces, and one of my very best friends! What a fabulous time we had sharing each others company and a feast of a meal (dad’s all-time classic steak dinner) until our tummies and hearts were content. Mimi was… Continue Reading