(Our requisite first day of school picture, which I think I’m going to have to retake. lol He refused to stand still and it was raining outside so it was almost impossible for me to get a reasonable photo inside. Not to mention he was daft that he wasn’t going to smile so I had [...]
We’ve come to this area of Pennsylvania several times in the past, but I didn’t realize until afterward that it’s really close to New York City! Visiting that city has made its way onto my bucket list, and knowing we were going to be three hours away and had a weekend with nothing to do [...]
1. Lancaster County, PA
2. Naples, FL
3. Cape Cod, MA
4. Paris, France
Strike that! Maybe my list should look like this…
1. Paris, France
2. Naples, FL
3. Lancaster County, PA
4. Cape Cod, MA
Nope… I just can’t decide. We’re deep in the heart of Amish country in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania right now, and it has me stopping to think of [...]
Guess where we went for dinner last night? Here’s a hint…
Yup. Cracker Barrel.
Again. (But a different one in a different state.)
And because we’re creatures of habit, we played checkers.
Again.
And sat in rocking chairs.
And played mind bender puzzles.
Today, we went on and did something new.
We went to Tahd’s homeland.
It’s an “Amish Country Store” in Ohio.
No, Tahd [...]
We’ve been off on little adventures this week, here and there, up and down, sitting and standing, laughing and crying. These are my favorite weeks – the ones filled with regular life punctuated by moments of hoopla and diversion at varying but comfortable intervals so that neither intensity nor simplicity overwhelm.
We started with a trip [...]
I woke up in a funk this morning, not wanting to get out of bed and not wanting to move, really. It just felt awful to face a new day, which made me sad because it is Gabe’s last full week at home before school starts, and I want to suck the life out of [...]
1. Scrapbooking
For a long time I’ve been wanting to try my hand at digital scrapbooking. When Designer Digitals had their Christmas in July sale I picked up a few templates and overlays on sale. I didn’t have a chance to try it out until this week, but so far I’m generally pleased with the results.
This [...]
I had a breakthrough yesterday. When I went to bed last night I left only ONE light on in the entire house. And I didn’t put the phone on my bedside table.
This, my friends, is nothing short of miraculous! When Tahd travels, I normally leave several lights on through the night. Usually I leave lights [...]
Gabe spent the entire day today – his first – at VBS, which meant I spent my day alone! The whole day! Alone! It took me approximately two minutes to realize I don’t like this plan. There’s the whole noble motherly thing, yes, but moreso I just like having his company. Even when he’s fussy [...]
So I’m pretty much in freak out mode around here. I’m making a valiant effort at holding everything together, but on the inside I’m a silly mess of quivering nerves!
Tahd went away and left us at home for the first time since we lost Mara. He has been around daily since that weekend, and this [...]
