Archive for the ‘the fam’ Category
3 Long Weeks
It’s been 3 incredibly long weeks since “Yesterday“. I’ve cried my eyes out. I’ve cried them out when they were already out. And then… I cried them out in Target…. (Read More)
More and More
There’s lots more lovin’ going on around here. It’s been a gloomy rainy last couple of days… unfortunately it kinda matches the way my spirit’s been so the extra hugs… (Read More)
Celebrating Life
Around here, we’ve been learning to really celebrate life. I must say, I didn’t think it was even possible to love this child more than I already did. But I… (Read More)
Thank You
I couldn’t have ever imagined the amount of love and support you all have shown after this post. The love, the support, the prayers… they honestly have carried me through… (Read More)
Yesterday.
Forgive me my dear friends if I’ve seemed spacey and distant. This last week has been a whirlwind of sorts. And this is the journey that has unfolded… The… (Read More)
BIG NEWS
BIG BIG news here… Actually, I’m talking GINORMOUS news. And if there’s anything bigger than GINORMOUS, I’m talking that kind of news too… Prepare yourself. I’m still trying to prepare… (Read More)
Sleeping Beauty
There’s always that moment in time in a mother’s heart when silence is questioned. Is she trapped? Is she torturing the puppies? If she was, there’d be laughing. Hmm… permanent… (Read More)
O Tannenbaum Pt. 2
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, Your branches green delight us! They are green when summer days are bright, They are green when winter snow is white. O Christmas Tree,… (Read More)
O Tannenbaum Pt. 1
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum, Wie treu sind deine Blätter! Du grünst nicht nur zur Sommerzeit, Nein, auch im Winter, wenn es schneit. O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum, Wie treu sind deine Blätter!… (Read More)
A Homemade Advent Calendar
Since this is the first year that gck-1 has really gotten into Christmas and understands it all, I figured that having a homemade advent calendar would be so much more… (Read More)
Not 30 Just Yet
We’re totally making Christmas cookies on my birthday from now on every year.
Hopscotch
Other than yesterday and today… the weather around here has been pretty fabulous. I can’t say that I’ve ever grown up with 70+ degree weather in the winter! But here,… (Read More)
Something Happened Recently
Something truly beautiful… When we left for Thanksgiving the tree in the back was green. All green. A beautiful reminder of how awesome living in Florida is. But when we… (Read More)
A Happy Bath
I don’t know what happened but it seems like overnight, gck-1 has changed into a bath loving freak. No more whining when the word bath was said. No more tears… (Read More)

















