Aug

28

The Big Day

August 28, 2005 | 7 Comments

I remember it like it was yesterday. Waking up at 6am after a fitful night of sleep. Finding my Dad already awake too, looking as though he hadn�t slept much either. He fixed me some eggs and toast but my stomach was in knots. I didn�t want him to feel bad so of course, as […]

Aug

27

Night Out

August 27, 2005 | 3 Comments

Jeff and I are going out to dinner tonight. Alone. Just the two of us. No kids. Just us. Can you believe it?
Tomorrow is our 12th wedding anniversary so we figured we’d go out tonight and celebrate. We go to the same restaurant every year - the one where we had our first date. I […]

Aug

25

School Days

August 25, 2005 | 3 Comments

Yesterday was the picnic for the incoming Kindergarten class to meet and get to know one another a week before school started. Olivia and I walked in hand in hand and I felt her grip tighten when her teacher said hello. We sat together for a bit and then her teacher took the kids to […]

Aug

23

My Reason to Be

August 23, 2005 | 5 Comments

Sometimes I get so bogged down in the daily grind that I forget exactly why I’m staying home and putting myself through all of the stress and aggrevation each day. And then I capture a moment like this

Aug

21

My Special Day

August 21, 2005 | 3 Comments

Today my parent’s came down to celebrate my “special” birthday. 35 years ago today, when I was 3 weeks old the adoption was finalized and my parents legally became my parents. So every year for the last 35 years they get me a cake and presents on this day as well as on my birthday […]

Aug

19

Puppy Pictures

August 19, 2005 | 3 Comments

We had a GREAT time visiting the puppies this afternoon. I could stay and play with them all day. They were such little ankle biters!! We tried to get a photo with all the kids each holding a puppy and it came out as well as a photo with 4 young kids and a bunch […]

Aug

19

Busy Day Ahead

August 19, 2005 | 3 Comments

We have a bunch of stuff to accomplish today. I have a bunch of work to get done this morning, I’m taking the kids shopping for school shoes early this afternoon and then we are going to visit our new puppy at the breeders. He won’t be ready to come home until Labor Day Weekend […]

Aug

16

What’s In A Name?

August 16, 2005 | 9 Comments

Okay, I need everybody’s help. We have put a deposit down and on Labor Day weekend we will be getting one of these…

but we are stumped for a name for our little boy. We have a few suggestions from the kids so far - Nicholas has suggested Maximilian and Olivia insists she wants to name […]

Aug

15

Much Needed Vacation

August 15, 2005 | 4 Comments

We decided to take the kids to Maine last week for some much needed R&R. The weather was beautiful, hot and humid, perfect for spending the day playing in the bone chilling Atlantic Ocean. We made sand castles and played in the waves, ate seafood and played mini golf. Just what the doctor ordered. My […]

Aug

3

Changes…

August 3, 2005 | 8 Comments

Wow that birthday really kicked me in the ass - I’ve gotten too old and tired to post. LOL Actually I just got so overwhelmed with end of the month, work nightmare stuff again that I haven’t seen the light of day in a week. I’ve been chained to my laptop, working non-stop and questioning […]