Whew, to say the least, the last few days, specifically the last 24 hours, have brought a flood of memories. And made me mostly rewrite a post.I knew this would be an sensitive week for me. BabyGirl is 12 weeks old. Most people, when they experience a traumatic event, have certain triggers that bring a…
7 Quick Takes – 1/11/13
- 1 - Not 2 weeks into the New Year - you know when you make all those Goals for the Year - and I have fallen off my blogging goals. But I do have a good reason... I think. Its called "I have had a 4 day migraine" which roughly translates to "the only goals…
Happy New Year!!
Wow these last few weeks have been crazy.So many posts have been started, never getting to final editing. Not for lack of desire, thats for sure.Ever have those days (or weeks, ahem) when your mind is going in a million different directions? To many thoughts, post gets written to be edited later (you know -…
Christmas Blizzard 2012
Yup, thats what we were treated to Christmas evening!Now I realize to most of the country snow is no big deal. I realize that 8-12 inches is a minor winter storm. I also realize that Blizzard Warnings invoke as much response as Thunderstorm Warnings do.But this is the south hun. We. Dont. Get. Snow.Seriously. Our…
Impatient… or Excited
That's what I am. I cant help it. I am a person that has a project. And a plan. And then get it done... NOW. Admittedly, details get in my way. I don't like dealing with to many sidetracks. Otherwise I get discouraged. When I get discouraged I tend to move on to the next project. That's…
Birthday Musings
I have been struck the last few days, pondering just how far we have come in a year.My post from one year ago was straight from The Lord and brings back such a flood of memories. It was pivotal to where I am now. I broke that day. I mean crashing to my knees kind…
Stairs – the hard way
The creek bed that mysteriously started running water.A further view from up the hill. Wha?What is that?!Oh my word! Its the beginning of the STAIRS!!! Now let me tell you a funny story about these stairs.See, last time The Children and I (and yes, it is capitalized because that is the groups official name) left…
Secret Santa Shopping
Helping Poppy with the treeWow - all I can say is:We are half way through the Christmas Season! The children decided they wanted to draw names and do Secret Santa again this year. There is no way I was going to stop my children from voluntarily doing a kind gesture for a sibling. Names were…
BabyGirl is 6 weeks
BabyGirl is 6 weeks. Do you hear our collective "awww". It's so cliche but so true - it goes to fast! She has had a big week! So here's 6 things about BabyGirl: Do you see what she is doing here?? Yup. Trying to (re?)find her thumb - just like all of our other girls did. This…
First Solo Build Day – Take Two
The creek bed does flow water! Mission Accomplished!Kinda.Yea... so, you see, I didn't have "The Brain" aka the notebook that has all of my notes, sketches, MEASUREMENTS, etc in it. Ahem.I was winging it. I knew we needed 24" tall and got most of it right. I just forgot to take out the clearance for the top…
Together Simply 