A sleepover with good friends ….. Swimming …. Trampoline …. S’mores ….. Cupcakes …. And getting to do it all WITHOUT your brother and sister around, butting in. I had a little parental guilt about the fact I was taking Brayden and Kellen to the away football game that night, but then realized Kendrie would [...]
As I mentioned in a previous post, September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Specifically, today, Sept 12th, is Childhood Cancer Awareness Day. As you might recall, last week for Kendrie’s birthday I asked anyone who was able to donate ten for ten to CURE Childhood Cancer — $10 for her 10th birthday, to celebrate her [...]
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away …. (well, ok, central Georgia) there lived a fair princess with her family. She was pretty stinking cute. A few weeks after this photo was taken, the princess woke up one morning, and she had cancer. That pretty much sucked. What followed for this young [...]
Apparently, none of the faces of eight believe in smiling with their teeth showing. And if you want to see more beautiful faces, go here and watch this. Then spread the word and pass it on.
1. Take birthday child to restaurant of her choice, which is Steak & Shake this year. Make all three children pose for cheesy photos, until birthday girl is totally distracted by arrival of “hottie” at next table. 2. Continue making kids pose for photos, threatening to withhold cake and ice cream if they don’t cooperate. [...]
I’ll update on her birthday extravaganza (that’s about the biggest exaggeration on the planet) complete with photos tomorrow, but for today I’ll leave you with a few brief glimpses into my day: HAPPIEST MOMENT OF MY DAY: When our family was eating at Steak & Shake tonight for dinner (hey, it’s where the birthday girl [...]
Seven years ago today, I looked like this: Big. Fat. Pregnant. (And yes, that strapping young lad on the horse is Kellen.) Expecting our third child; a baby we *thought* would was a girl but the ultrasound tech wasn’t 100 percent sure ….. so we had the boy’s name “Brooks” as a back-up, just in [...]
91 Days to Go! Woo-hoo, double digits!! Ten-yr olds are weird. I can say that with the smugness of someone whose oldest child is only eight, therefore I have two years to go before someone can accuse *my* ten year old of being weird, although I’m sure that day will come. But for now, I [...]
Week #4 of LTM One year ago today: I’m so glad that Kendrie got over the flu bug or whatever it was that was making her so whiny and achy. She’s really perked up now …. do you think the party scheduled for her upcoming 4th birthday has anything to do with it???? Current — [...]