Who takes my new sharpie marker and colors the wall with it? (Thank God for magic erasers!) Who clogs the sink with toilet paper? Who helps herself to chips whenever I turn my back? Who took her play kitchen “knife” today and helped herself to mouthful after mouthful of peanut butter? (there goes that jar… … [Read more…]
…but it was such a perfect description of my day I had to share it with all of you as well. Can you guess what virtue I was supposed to be working on today? I’ll give you a hint. It starts with a “P” and ends with “atience.” Don’t believe me? Here’s how homeschooling went … [Read more…]
OK, I know it’s not as bad as that, but at 1:30 am, that’s what it feels like! Background first: I haven’t mentioned this, but I’ve been going through a miscarriage now for over 4 weeks. FOUR WEEKS. My body just wasn’t able to do what it was supposed to do, and since I’m planning … [Read more…]
Guess who learned how to climb on the toilet? And turn on the water? (and help herself to her sister’s toothbrush. Yuck.) Guess who learned how to take pictures? I’ll give you a hint… she’s someone very small…
The pressure’s on, folks… 5 of my children have birthdays in October… and 3 of them in the same week (can you believe it??)… and I have a miserable cold. Oh Lord, help me to heal quickly! I can’t promise that I’ll be able to do each birthday justice (and oh, will I feel bad … [Read more…]
Grace took her first steps today. As with each child, there is the thrill of watching her stand on her own… eyes shining with delight as she realizes that she’s standing by herself… and then the utter joy on her face as she takes a few steps. This is a huge moment in her life, … [Read more…]
…this evening. Grace is still having a rough time of it, but she went down around 9:45 PM (thank God!) When I can remove myself emotionally from the stressful situation, I can be thankful and even honored that *I* am the one she wants to be with when she is in pain. Isn’t that the … [Read more…]
…lunch is just too darn taxing. I mean, really, REALLY taxing. I don’t care how taxing it is! Somebody get the kid out of the chair so I can eat her leftovers!
…that is, once Grace gets over whatever disease she has. It’s just a virus, but one that causes her fever to shoot up to ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR degrees in the middle of the night (dear God!) I’ve already taken her to the doctor to run through the usual suspects… it’s not strep, and not … [Read more…]
This is Grace (the baby) with her sister Marie (who I am madly in love with at the moment. The girl has had “her cute on” for quite some time, and I’m finding every minute with her to be sheer delight… but that’s another story). Grace is a sweet, happy baby that I have called … [Read more…]