Category: family

Here I am writing from Manitoba.  I don’t know if I’ll be a very good blogger for the next week because of my situation.  There’s a lot going on. The flight yesterday was….well lets just say I’m glad it’s over.  Silas was terrified and screamed to high heaven.  I guess it helped him sleep well… Continue reading I’m Here

Today is the last day at home before we take off for Christmas in Manitoba.  I’ve got gallons of anxiety surging through my blood along with some caffeine…they really don’t mix well at all.  I had hardly any sleep last night, once I finally fell asleep someone woke up and then I had to start… Continue reading I’ll Have That With a Side of Adavan Please.

I hate Michaels, no I love it…but these gosh darn balloons in the front have been there for an eternity, they’re fizzled and floppy.  I just about threw them in the garbage today.  Silas sees them every time we go in there and demands that he has them.  He screamed almost the entire time that… Continue reading Stupid Balloons

It almost feels like I’ve already had Christmas. This Saturday ALL of my family got together and we enjoyed a pre-Christmas Christmas party at my house. We all brought something for brunch and then opened presents. For us that will be away for Christmas, it was a nice time to enjoy some presents now from… Continue reading Christmas Party Time!

Ugh, I got a horrible case of the sleepies today.  I’m just exhausted and I can’t think straight.  I think it’s stress…and lack of coffee.  I was going to go make some but I somehow got distracted…as usual.  It takes me most of my day to drink my one cup of coffee. I wish Christmas… Continue reading Thoughts on Christmas

I’ve been cleaning up a storm this morning.  My sister Jill should be here any moment.  I only didn’t get to the dusting and moping and I’m annoyed but I’m exhausted.  I suddenly got hyper focused on making my upstairs bathroom perfect so that mainly took all my time today.  I hate it when I… Continue reading Clean Clean Clean

It is done. The shelving unit is complete and I’m as giddy as a school girl. It looks beautiful!! Yay us!! I’m soooooo happy! I think it looks fabulous…what do you think?? before After I’m sure some would have liked the fireplace better actually. Oh well. I think it’s hip and better. I should have… Continue reading Done and Done

So, since getting off the awful birth control and having normal-ish hormonal feelings, my mommy heart has softened. I want another child. I want another chance at a baby girl. I want to give birth again, to tell my family exciting news, to have another person to love so deeply. I want a chance to… Continue reading I Want More

I taste oil primer in my mouth. Apparently that stuff is lethal and should only ever be used outside and then left outside for all of eternity. I had to use it on the mdf we used to build the shelves. I think it haunted me all night long. I can’t get it out of… Continue reading Stinky Freaking Paint

Kids are sleeping, husband is building, I’m pondering which sort of fabric I want to use to upholster my bench seat in front of our shelving unit.  I’m feeling something more traditional tapestry looking.  I’m a clean line kinda girl but I think I beautiful pattern on the bench would kinda warm up my place…plus… Continue reading Workin Away

So, I haven’t taken many photos this week.  The ones I did take, I’ve already shared so I thought I’d put up some older photos of moi so you can see how awfully adorable I was.  Enjoy…and note the uncanny resemblance to my kids! My favorite photo of me EVER!!  My mom looks so beautiful… Continue reading Pretty Much The Cutest Baby Ever.

Thirteen baby products and whatnot that I love and hate. I didn’t want to get off the couch today to blog. Ikey had fallen asleep nursing and it was so nice to just hold him and smooch his mushy sleeping lips. But despite the surging endorphins and salivating mouth, I stuck him in his bed… Continue reading Thursday Thirteen #13

Congratulations to my wonderful sister Jill who, after many years of plunking away, is just finishing her very last day of school. She will now have her diploma in early childhood education. Yay Jill!! I’m so proud of her! For the past couple of years that she’s been going through this process I’ve talked to… Continue reading YAY JILL!!

Yesterday we tried prunes for the first time. It was the first taste of anything other than rice cereal and the outcome was hilarious! As you can see, Isaac hated it!! So funny. I was so excited to give them to him too, partially because he was having troubles pooping even though his poops really… Continue reading I Don’t Like Prunes Mommy!

Since I don’t write much about my faith in this blog and I don’t want to start, I’ve started a new blog where I can talk, rant, vent…whatever about my faith.  This blog is pluckymama.wordpress.com so I thought I’d call the other one pluckychristian.wordpress.com.  Plucky means ‘brave’….yes I used a thesaurus. Anyway, I’m not writing… Continue reading Plucky Christian