by Annie | Aug 18, 2024 | Kids!, On the Home Front
It’s official: 25 days is the longest it has taken for us to name a baby. BUT! It hasn’t been for lack of trying! Somewhere in that first hazy hour after birth, the midwife asked if the baby had a name. Filled with relief that birth was over, we laughed blithely and...
by Annie | Jul 8, 2024 | Kids!, On the Home Front
This pregnancy has flown by. Or rather, life has flown by and we have been carried along with it. And while technically we have four weeks left until our “due date,” there were a few hours this last weekend when we thought this baby was on its way so now...
by Annie | Mar 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Well, it’s Lent. As such, we’ve banished the “A” word from our vocabulary. And thankfully, mercifully, blessedly no one’s been hollering, “Mom! She said the “A” word!” while out and about so far. That’s...
by Annie | Jan 16, 2020 | Kids!
Sunday, the last day of the Christmas season, brought with it a lovely Christmas treat. Jac, Max, Tess and I joined some dear friends to watch Little Women. Two things: First, I cried even before it began (darn those trailers!) and then all the way through. Other...
by Annie | Aug 1, 2019 | Speaking of me. . .
God bless Max. He keeps quietly proclaiming, “Blog post!” and making notes in my phone of the funny or traumatic or traumatically funny happenings around here. It’s a hint to write, to not forget, to make available for the future. However, However. ....