HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I hope y’all are having a great day with family and friends! And today, I’m thankful for a 12yo who loves story! She always has, but she struggled for many years with words making sense – her eyes and brain didn’t talk right to each other and it Read more
Kid #1 was at work, but the other three all helped making sugar cookies with Grandma. It’s a tradition going back at least 20 years to when my nieces and nephew were little. So now we have dessert for tomorrow. I was running around all morning and didn’t get home Read more
I probably write about this every year but… too bad ;). It was a momentous day for us. This is what I posted on Facebook last year: Nine years. It’s been nine years since this sweet boy went in for likely life-saving surgery. At nearly four months old he’d gone Read more
SO MUCH going on around here these days…If you “follow” my Facebook profile, you’ve seen at least some of this – but the biggest thing is NEWS! 😉 Jonathan’s story – Discovering Home – FINALLY releases September 15! It’s available for the preorder price of 2.99! We went to Louisiana for Read more
Today my mother would have been 70. The longer she’s been gone, the more my memories become vague impressions and less moving pictures of events playing out in my mind. I’ve said this before, but it still holds true. There is this Linda Gammel shaped hole in my life. Some Read more
WOOHOO!!!!! I found the pics!!!! YAY!!! Now to see if I can get them to post properly… While the first set is pretty cool because I look sorta like her, I think the last ones are the coolest overall. Make sure to scroll all the way down to see dozens Read more
Current Facebook Status: stayed home from church after a long weekend in KC, a 7yo who has a hack-y cough and a hubby who doesn’t feel great. Had a great time in KC though :). Currently Playing in the Background: Backyardigans, Secret of Snow – until the 3yo falls asleep Read more
YAY! I’m finally getting to post a review on Wednesday :). I’ve been planning to do this for like a month and a half now, but things like Christopher’s ‘let’s play the stop breathing game’ and hospital visit stuff then school got in the way. I have about fifteen books Read more
After three days in the hospital, we’re headed home. The general consensus is that Christopher doesn’t tolerate the codeine very well. After mentioning that, Matt’s mom and aunt both mentioned that they can’t take it :p. Would have been good to know but now we do :). It’s not bad Read more
Before going any further, know that Christopher is fine ;). Well, our 3 year old had his tonsils and adenoids removed Thursday – as planned. Not as planned, he refused to cooperate when it came to eating and drinking afterwards. We think he was nauseated as a second dose of Read more