Mornin’ to you moms out there. I hope your Mother’s Day was all you’d hoped for. And then some. I have a question for you this Monday morning. And I’m not asking out of curiosity… although I am a horribly inquisitive person. I’m asking out of desperation. I need help. I’ve gotta up my game. Like now. What makes your… Read More
dinner conversation
If you’ve been around a bit, you know Isabelle has some delays. Speech, specifically. She spends a few hours a week at school with a speech therapist, working on sounds that don’t come easily to her. For example, she calls Sophie: “Fwopea” She calls Vivi: “Bibby” And instead of “Cheese, please!” (believe it or not, this child loves dairy products… Read More
a beautiful sight
No. Not the bed. Or even Vivi. Although, she is beautiful. Especially when she’s asleep. The beautiful sight is these two together: Vivi. In her bed. After being ribbed with her braces and headbutted for the umpteenth time, lo these two months since Vivi’s been home, Chris and I decided to have a go at the inevitable. To move her… Read More
Sunday Snapshot: {Saturdays}
Saturdays at our house used to be lazy days. A day for hanging out. A day for putting our feet up and watching the clouds go by. Or watching clouds go by on TV. We were easy like that. But those days are looong gone. Our Saturdays now, or at least a few hours of each Saturday, are devoted to… Read More
pretty please
I blogged over at No Hands But Ours today about American Sign Language. In it’s simplest, ‘baby’ form, ASL has made life a heckuva lot easier for our family as we have navigated the oft rough waters of communication breakdown with our newly adopted kiddos. It’s also pretty cool to be able to holler at your child in public, without… Read More
blessings
Before winter break was officially over, we finally managed to find a pretty sweet spot to take the kids. And it was free. Not only free, it was right on the beach. Am I living in New England, or heaven? Nah. If this was heaven, it would have been 30 degrees warmer. And I’d be 10 pounds lighter and 20… Read More
the pillow
A very special package arrived. It might have been addressed to me, but inside was all Jude. He’d been waiting for this day for weeks. The day his new pillow would arrive. I’d intended to hold out and not tell him until it was delivered, but I didn’t. I cratered when he was heartbroken over the condition of his old,… Read More
the new year
Happy New Year. We decided to ring in the new year with some seriously exciting stuff. Lots and lots of hanging out in our jammies. Playing the insanely fun “Killer Bunnies” game. And eating ridiculous amounts of leftovers. We also managed to squeeze in some beauty shop time. Isabelle has been dying to get her hair cut. Short. I’ve resisted… Read More
spoils of war
I think I did pretty well for myself this Black Friday. Vivi scored a puffer jacket for $11.25 from Gymboree. So did the boys. Two more Gymbo puffers for $11.25 each. I have a feeling we’re gonna need these around here this winter. And then one unnamed lucky duck will be getting a Nintendo DS Lite for $98. My sister… Read More
mini-makeover: the master
It’s been too long since I’ve let you guys in on what we’ve done around here. No, nothing spectacular, but not bad for just some good old elbow grease and a couple cans o’ paint. Here is Chris taking down our lovely, how’dyouguess, floral window valance. I was sad to see it go. Not. Also, notice the off-white floral wallpaper,… Read More