We, meaning the kids and I, are having a luxurious spring break at my parents' house while Mat continues to work in the salt mines ( Read more... )

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It has come to my attention that Bram is no longer a church-going fellow. In fact, he is an outright hooligan. In sacrament meeting last Sunday I bet he spent about 20% actually in the chapel, and the other 80% he was out with either Mat or I meandering the hallway, looking for trouble. It's the hardest age, really, because they're so busy and ( Read more... )

I volunteer in Eli's classroom once a week, and although I used to volunteer every week in Gabe's class, I haven't done that since the new semester because there are so many student teachers that work in that classroom that they don't need me ( Read more... )

After Bram's little bout of barfing, that surprisingly tenacious little flu went through our family like wildfire, claiming member after member. It was a decidedly mild flu--it only lasts about a day and a half. The first day you really don't feel like well, but it's not like DEATHDEATHDEATH, it's more just a lay-down-and-take-it-easy-and-sleep ( Read more... )

It's snowing here now. I'd almost forgotten it was winter what with the warm temperatures and sunshine and non-snowiness of it all. I even stopped wearing my coat for short trips out because I couldn't be bothered. Plus, it was in the upper forties, and where I was born and grew up, 50 degrees is basically shorts weather so upper forties at least ( Read more... )

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We are back and firmly ensconsed in reality. Have been for two days, actually, and to prove it, Bram barfed his first real kid barf today. You know how there's spit up when they're babies and then they're just full on real kid barf? Yeah ( Read more... )

I like how after Christmas things are kind of calm--like the lull in the storm. Every year I feel like I'm crazy busy--everybody is--and yet there's really nothing to be done about it. Shopping still needs to get done. Laundry has to get washed (although the folding is optional), we have to eat, etc. This year was no exception. A rundown, if for no ( Read more... )

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