Today my precious Whit celebrated his birthday and the last year in single digits (he let us know)! Photo: Victoria Nielson He was my rainbow baby and the thing I wanted more than I ever wanted anything in my life. Nine years later and I still almost cry every time I think about how lucky I… Read More
I share this every year only because it is one of the things I get asked about most frequently in the history of the blog!! For Christmas, our family goes by a four gift rule from Santa. The best and most anticipated gift of our Christmas is always the “DO” gift. It has involved everything… Read More
Every year that this elf thing keeps going surprises me. I’m pretty certain nobody here believes that Scout is Santa’s flying elf, but I know that everyone enjoys the fun and magic that comes along with the tradition. After all, Scout is silly, tricky and has LOTS of treats. I had already talked with John… Read More
This precious son of mine turned twelve today at exactly 2:40 in the afternoon. He volunteered to set an alarm so that we didn’t miss the exact moment he came into our lives. He’s driven, hard-working, kind, a leader, easy to befriend and a model citizen. That sounds funny, but it is true. He follows… Read More
Happy Thanksgiving!! I started my day with my own little turkey trot 5k and then a giant cup of coffee. We tried to make beignets but they weren’t good. HA! So, we settled for bacon and some Monopoly Deal for breakfast. I didn’t make any turkey today, but I did sing this song until the… Read More
Ten years is a long, long time. A decade is a great milestone in the passage of our time here on Earth. And, while on most days of the year I couldn’t tell you what I was precisely doing ten years prior, today is one that left a little hole on my heart that I… Read More
John celebrated his twelfth birthday Friday night with six other sixth graders from his lacrosse team! I thought three hours of black light trampoline jumping and dodge ball would tire them out … … but not so much :-) We retreated to the house for pizza and our favorite ice cream cake. Then the crew… Read More