What’s New Pussy Cat

I was just going to type “What’s New” in the Title line, but as I was typing…I had to type the rest of the song because the girls love to sing this song.  I don’t even read my own blog because I’ve been so busy lately.  Nana and Papa came up and watched the kids [...]

Pink

Pink.  Their room is pink.  Well, at this point half their room is pink.  The other half is still khaki. 
Mom came up today and got a majority of the two dark pink walls and most of the trim done.  I put a second coat on the walls and trim.  Mom’s coming up tomorrow and will [...]

Not Gonna Happen

I thought I’d sneak in here to get some ideas for the girls’ room and to blog.  Right now I’m listening to the kids fight and cry in the other room.  Kinda makes it hard to focus.  Grace is screaming oooouuuuchi so I guess I’m done.
Oh - real quick – the trusses were delivered today.  (I [...]

Lucy’s Song

Lucy came home to a painted ceiling in her bedroom.  I told her Grandma painted it.  She asked if she did it by herself.  When I told her yes, she sang the following song.  I’ve shortened it because it was very repetative and very long: 
Grandma paints the ceiling
Grandma paints the wall
She takes care of everything she does
She takes care [...]

A Lazy Weekend

With sub-zero temps…we stayed inside most of the weekend and had to get creative.
Who’s having more fun…daddy or the girls.  As soon as the boys got out of bed…it was immediately destroyed.

Now that Lucy can spell her own name…she writes it everywhere.

Went to a birthday party for a classmate of Gracie’s.  This is Gracie’s friend [...]

Oh, You Beautiful Doll

Goodbye, to a Woman Who Inspires Me

Sometimes when you love someone so much, you hate to see someone else take their place.  This is a picture of Carol.  She was my Grandparents widowed neighbor.   I think it was around 5th grade when my grandma died and shortly thereafter I found out that Carol was going to marry my grandpa.  I remember the [...]

Dum, dum, da dum, dum

Our happy-go-lucky little Grace:
I was awaken last night by the sound of Grace gasping “I choke”.  Jamie went to the bathroom with her where she threw up.  I crawled into her bed with her and I heard what sounded like “Dum, dum, da dum, dum, dum”.  (Grace’s “trademark” is her whispering.  She puts her mouth [...]

Lucy made it through the entire night without vomitting and even woke up this morning saying her tummy feels much better!! 
Wait, what’s that Gracie?  YOUR tummy hurts?  Ugh!

just thinking out loud

My mind lately has wandered back to the days of infertility - and the nearly 7 years it took us to welcome little Lucy into our world.  It really seems like forever ago.  But when I think about it, I remember the pain and my chest tightens & my eyes well with tears.  I remember asking the [...]