My backyard is a mess. A disgrace. An embarrassment.
I have had to trim my to-do list now that Landon has decided sleep is for wusses. We are walking zombies, and I consider it a successful day if the house maintains the level of controlled chaos that we woke up to. So the back yard has [...]
Landon,
I’ve been meaning to write one of these updates for you for a while now. I will try to forget that we were up 5 times in 7 hours last night. (Welcome, tooth number 6!)
Here’s what we have been up to:
We’ve traveled a lot lately. A LOT. 3 out of the last 5 weeks we [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...This year I witnessed a birth and a death.
My son’s first breath revitalized my hope in the world. The newness of his frame refreshed us. My eyes shed tears of gratefulness over the abundance of life. It was the Beginning, and God was with us.
Grandpa’s last breath brought the gravity of death down hard on [...]
Sometimes when I look at Landon I almost start to cry. He’s so beautiful. So genuine and perfect that I get this ache in my gut. I can’t tell if it’s pure love or the gravity of the fact that I am NOT qualified to be his mother. He is worth so much, this precious [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...Landon LOVES his daddy. Sure, he turns to me for food and comfort. I am comfort food. But Dad? Dad inspires chubby leg kicks and silly grins. Dad is exciting, funny, and strong.
Watching Layne grow into fatherhood has done just what I expected it would: made me crazier about him. He’s patient when I’m frazzled, [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...I tend to get a bit of writer’s block after a heavy blog post. What do you say after you express deep pain?
“Here are pictures of me making baby food!”
“I don’t feel so sad today. But now that I think of it, maybe I do…”
“Ooooo! Today I got 16 boxes of free cereal with coupons!”
I [...]
I have a happy baby. It’s not a secret. And while I try to pretend that if he is smiling, BEAMING, at you that it is because you are really special, you could honestly be a ceiling fan and get the same response. He does that to his favorite people, toys, and blank walls. He’s [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...I am tired and uninspired. But, blog, I love you, so I will document this entirely uneventful, average, regular day. Sunshine, groceries, blow-out poopy diaper, feeling overwhelmed, feeling underwhelmed, tickling chubby baby thighs, laundry, books, deep breaths, one more diaper. Lovely.
» Read the rest of this entry ...I am in over my head. I am a money-saving machine, and I am proud of it. But my latest efforts in frugality have left me spinning. My hope is that writing this all out will help me pop up for some much needed air. I am being pulled in a bunch of directions, and [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...Our lovely family friends, the Lonneviks, used to make these when we lived together for a few months. Yum, yum. They didn’t have an exact recipe, so this was my best guess at how to make them:
1lb Ground Beef
1/2 Large Onion
1/2 Head of Cabbage
Salt and Pepper, to taste
Double Recipe of Dinner Roll Dough
First, prepare your [...]
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