I had to have a cavity filled this morning. Boo. This is the third one I've gotten since getting pregnant with Jackson. It's not the greatest thing, but you gotta do what you gotta do ( Read more... )

I have attempted twice this week to join the Grand Rapids Freecycle group.

Both times I've been denied.

Fine. I don't need them. I'll give my stuff away to people who DO want it.

This email just came in from my Aunt Sue and Uncle Steve. (They're my dad's cousins.)

Katie made the front page of the Aberdeen American News today July 28, 2010!!!!!

Here is the link:

LinkThe article has already caught the attention of US Senator John Thune of SD and Katie's US Representative, Stephanie Sandlin, both of whom have personally ( Read more... )

As of today our house is officially on the market.

Looks like we're really going to move.

I HATE MOVING!

Jackson had a lot of fun at the fair on Saturday. He petted a pig's nose, looked at but didn't touch the sheep, but LOVED the goats. They tried to eat his stroller, so he kept reaching up and touching their faces and ears. SOOO cute. :) We have an awesome picture of him surrounded by like four goat heads. I'll post it tomorrow if I get a ( Read more... )

Every summer since we moved to Barry County I have been able to enjoy the fair from afar. For one week the fairgrounds turn into a city, with hundreds of trailers and people who move in for the week. Some are carnival workers who will be in another city next week, traveling around the country for the summer bringing entertainment and carnival ( Read more... )

Usually I need to have a snack in the afternoon between lunch and heading for home time. I've BEEN eating a piece of fruit and a string cheese stick, but the string cheese wasn't on sale, and we didn't get easily packable fruit for me this week. (Plus, I'd already eaten it today.) XP ( Read more... )

While heading to the coffee store during lunch yesterday I witnessed a drug deal being made. Then today I saw another one directly across the street from where I saw the one yesterday. I don't know if drug deals are more rampant now than they've been in the past few years, or if I'm just more aware of things. I found it a little horrifying as ( Read more... )

...but we don't buy any of Jackson's clothing new. I MAY have bought some new stuff when he was itty bitty, but since then it's all been gently used. One of my favorite places to find his clothes is Once Upon a Child. They have huge sections in each of the sizes, especially for infants stuff. Everything he wears is either from there, from ( Read more... )

Know what I wish? I wish I had eight arms like an octopus. That way giving Jackson Tylenol at 3am wouldn't involve trying to corral his arms and legs with one arm while aiming for his mouth with the dropper in the other. It would probably mean less Tylenol that gets on his face instead of in his mouth. Even just one or two extra hands would be ( Read more... )