This time I made it four months before admitting to myself that I do not have the emotional make up for working outside the home. Not when I have seven of the most adorable children walking the planet. Not when the guilt of not being here when my children get off the school bus chokes...
Monthly Archives: May 2007
This time I made it four months before admitting to myself that I do not have the emotional make up for working outside the home. Not when I have seven of the most adorable children walking the planet. Not when the guilt of not being here when my children get off the school bus chokes...
I adore living in the country. We apparently share our land with a yearling black bear. With really big paws.
Admission for four adults and five children: $42 Popcorn, soda and candy: $38 Nathanael pretending to stretch and feeling his arm land around my shoulder during a scary scene: Priceless
It was a proud moment, the day my child was chosen to play the part of Nelly Nosepicker in the second grade play “Miss Nelson is Missing”- a story about how an unruly classroom gets restored to order. However, I must admit to having reservations. Elly is the the epitome of all things girlish. She...
Today is the first anniversary of my kidney donation and I’m happy to say that the recipient is healthy and about to graduate from high school with her senior class. In the fall she’s going off to college like a normal kid. There is a deep satisfaction in knowing I had something to do with...
Today is the first anniversary of my kidney donation and I’m happy to say that the recipient is healthy and about to graduate from high school with her senior class. In the fall she’s going off to college like a normal kid. There is a deep satisfaction in knowing I had something to do with...
If we were able to mix the genes of Harmonica Man and Elton John I’m convinced this would be the result:
If we were able to mix the genes of Harmonica Man and Elton John I’m convinced this would be the result:
Just when I thought we got through another day with everyone safe and sound, Kaitlyn and Kevin have pre-scented me with a brand new challenge. They decided to go for a late night walk together. Naturally they brought Walter, the pooch and were almost home when they heard a small squeak coming from the ditch....
Just when I thought we got through another day with everyone safe and sound, Kaitlyn and Kevin have pre-scented me with a brand new challenge. They decided to go for a late night walk together. Naturally they brought Walter, the pooch and were almost home when they heard a small squeak coming from the ditch....
I think I was about 5 years old when I first had the thought “I can’t wait to be a mother!” So having been blessed with seven children, this is certainly a day to be thankful to God who, for some reason, trusted me to raise seven human beings. It’s not a job I take...
I think I was about 5 years old when I first had the thought “I can’t wait to be a mother!” So having been blessed with seven children, this is certainly a day to be thankful to God who, for some reason, trusted me to raise seven human beings. It’s not a job I take...