I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead

How do you people with a bunch of school-aged children do it?
A couple of weeks ago, I finally sat down with my calendar and scheduled in all of the boys’ soccer games. I instantly felt overwhelmed. Today, Wyatt’s coach sent a practice schedule for the rest of the season.
Oh. My. Gosh.
Can I just say—Sean agreed [...]

Put Up or Shut Up

I knew that I would start the school year with a newborn baby.
I also knew that my garden would start producing sometime around when the baby was born.
And, yes, I agreed to putting the older two boys in soccer this year even though the season started two weeks before my due date.
I just didn’t put [...]

And Now the Real Fun Begins

Before I move on to anything else, let me just be clear on one thing:
You people suck.
Or, at least, those of you who had it in your power to help me out of my kitty conundrum and didn’t.
Yes, the sweet little kitty does now have a permanent home. That’s the problem. Do you have any [...]

Just Call Me Yente

OK, folks. I’ve got a little problem:

Sean’s grandma found this little kitten hiding in our bushes this morning. My fat dog became obsessed with her, following her around and licking her. I guess she took it as a sign that she should move into our garage. Every time we go outside, she follows us [...]

The Birth Story (Part 2)

Read Part 1 here
We arrived at the hospital around 1:00 am.
Anyone who has ever given birth in a hospital is painfully aware of the annoyance that it the labor and delivery triage room. Never mind that I couldn’t walk from the car to the front door without stopping for a contraction. Or from the front [...]

The Birth Story (Part 1)

I suppose that it really is time that I write out the whole birth story before I forget the whole thing. And, really? It is amazing how much I remember, forget, remember again, and marvel at how fluid the details of the whole thing can be. Of course, that’s what happens when you go all [...]

Adding to the Gray Hair Count

Around here, Saturdays are not a time to relax. Sean and I vie for the opportunity to complete projects that are just too difficult to do on our own with the kids around. He hopes to mow the lawn and do projects like putting in new windows. I go grocery shopping and do more involved [...]

Moo.

A little over a week ago, we had an activity at church for all of the kids. As it fell very close to the wildly popular (in Utah, but still observed periodically around here) Pioneer Day, all of the activities were centered around things the Mormon pioneers would do. Some of the favorite activities were [...]