Last week Joshua slept for longer than ten minutes without Mama’s arms around him. I then found these little ladies snoozing peacefully in their beds. Neither of these rarest of occasions has repeated itself, making the photographic evidence even more precious.
Going through my photos I realized that one thing I do not have for this space right now are a lot of words. Instead, here is a collection of unrelated thoughts and somewhat related photos. The irony of weeks of triple digit temperatures is that you need to start thinking about firewood. Abram in particular…
I hope to take a photo when I get a chance, but I had to tell you all about how wonderful alternative cleaners can be. The only things we keep in the house for cleaning are: Vinegar Baking Soda Washing Soda Hydrogen Peroxide Borax Good old fashioned elbow grease 😉 Fels Naptha for homemade laundry…
Sometime early last year – before Hannah was born – I started doing something with the children that has kind of changed my life. I don’t throw phrases like that around a lot, but sometimes small decisions really do change the course of your days. This was one of them. For years I had struggled…
There are times when I stop and re-evaluate why we’re doing this and, more to the point, how we’re doing this. When it’s 100 degrees and everyone’s cranky and hot and I am reminded that air conditioning does in fact exist, for instance. (Truth be told, I think air conditioning makes dealing with the heat…
Annabelle declared a couple of weeks ago that Hannah had taken over Mama’s life. She is a funny one, that oldest daughter of ours, and not too far from the truth. She wasn’t complaining but rather stating what seemed an obvious fact to her. At six-years-old this is the first baby she’s been a bigger…
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absolutely beautiful! I love your post cards 🙂
Such precious little ladies and a precious little man….
So sweet! 🙂
Ohhhh just melts my heart! I miss babies – sigh
I always take pictures when my oldest falls asleep. 😉 So rare!! Congratulations on your sweet baby!