Some days, naptime at our house is a picture of peace. Quiet babies, all sleeping and a mom sipping coffee and catching up on blogs or books or dishes. Not this week. This week, it's been a bit more like a relay race, and the kids just keep passing the baton. One up, one down...all day. Between a toddler who's testing and a set of twins who are teething...this mama is tired. There ...
Motherhood
January in Mississippi….
And when I woke up this morning, it was already 60 degrees outside. It snowed a week or so ago. The weather feels a little bit like my life right now...swinging from one extreme to the next. Here are a few highlights: My oldest accepted Christ. JOY! My toddler is into tantrums. Not a joy. My twins are thinking about crawling. Mixed emotions (joy, bittersweet wonder at where the time ...
Just when you think it’s safe to leave the house….
Your toddler throws up all over you. Seriously. To all of our friends and family, I'd like to say: We'll see you when flu season is over. ...
Confessions….
In case you ever wonder, I am THAT mother.... the one who dropped her child off for school an HOUR late yesterday. the one who watched her children clean their plates of baked salmon, brown rice and green beans, looked at her husband and said, "I'd be so proud if I hadn't let them eat chips for breakfast." the one who packed all the kids in the car for a field trip and halfway there ...