I have looked at each of my last four babies with the assumption that they would be the last. Call it the gift of so…
Nesting
T-minus 3 weeks until we meet this newest little blessing, and guess what? I’m ready.
Meet Cassiel
You can’t just replace a family member. Of course you can’t. Even if that family member is “just” a dog, “just” a pet… they are part…
Freeze
It’s probably pregnancy hormones. I’m just going to say that right up front. But ohmygoodness … right now, this moment, this life? My heart breaks…
Nest
In all likelihood, Number Nine (which my kids have taken to repeating in monotone, courtesy Revolution 9) will make an appearance 7 weeks from today. Which means…
Aren’t you done yet?
You have how many kids? You’re pregnant again? You do know what causes that, right? Aren’t you done yet?
It either is, or it isn’t
Tomorrow, I will go in for my second level 2 ultrasound for this pregnancy. No stranger to what the medical community likes to call “high…
It’s ok to say no
One thing I hear quite often from people shocked at how many children we have is “How on earth do you do it? I can…
Sisters, sisters
Growing up, I was always a little in awe when my mom’s sisters got together. The house I grew up in was almost silent for the…
7 ways to get your husband involved in homeschooling
Raise your hand if you’re a homeschooling mom who does it all. I’m not talking about the laundry and the dishes alongside the astronomy lessons. I’m…