Still sick, although slightly better than the day before. I forced myself out of the house in order to buy a memory card for the camera my daughter got for Christmas. (I ordered one, but somehow it got lost in the shuffle :( ) and some storage boxes for those darn rainbow loom bands that have now overtaken my entire house. I decided that even though I still didn't feel great I would take my two ...

I'm definitely sick. Why this really matters, I'm not sure. Mom's aren't allowed to get sick. And when they do get sick, nothing changes. They still make meals, do laundry, shuttle kids around, break up fights, wipe faces, fix toys, pick up messes, and sweep floors. I'm sick enough to feel terrible, but not quite sick enough to sleep through Christmas. I'm doing all the usual Christmas ...

We had our 14th annual cookie frosting party today. I still cannot believe that we've been doing this for 14 years. It started when we lived in Norfolk, VA when when our oldest kids were three and five. I think we invited neighbors and a few friends from church. Over the years we've had parties with just a handful of kids and one with over forty. Each year they are a little bit different, ...

In a moment of insanity I decided to head to the mall with my three little girls to get them a few long sleeved shirts. We also did this....   She was so brave, not even a tear until after it was all over! As we were heading up the escalator and I was giving myself a little pat on the back for surviving the mall with the three little girls... Cora fell down the ...