I love family movie night! This past week, we watched Kung Fu Panda with Adam and Zoe. Since Adam is notorious for scripting movies he loves (and forgetting to talk to the rest of us), we have made some serious rules at our house about watching television. The kids really don’t have a lot of […]
On Saturday afternoon, I hit a wall. Not literally. 🙂 After Mom and Dad left with Riley, I felt too tired to think, much less write. Kevin is so good at reading my face that he took one look into my eyes and suggested that I cease all the straightening up I was doing in […]
Saturday morning, Mom and Dad headed back home to Edisto with Riley in tow. Once a year, each of our children is blessed with the opportunity to spend their own solo week at Mom and Dad’s house. The December-January track out is always “Riley’s turn” to be on her own with Grandma and Papa. She […]
Did you know that Barbie loves Cyndi Lauper songs? For the last three days, we have all been in various stages of humming, singing, or dancing to I come home in the morning light My mother says when you gonna live your life right Oh mother dear we’re not the fortunate ones And girls they […]
On Christmas Eve, we have always opened one gift before bedtime—just a little something to whet the appetite for Christmas Day. Growing up, this delicious paper-tearing kept me awake for an hour or more after Dad tucked me into bed. Mom always had just the right gift in mind, something in the middle of the […]
Happy Thanksgiving. I love Thanksgiving week. For an entire week, I fall pensive about the things for which I am thankful. I realize how truly blessed I am and how much joy I have to spread. I feel a bit like the leper who stopped mid-run and turned around to go back and say thank […]
“Mom, what’s Daddy gonna be for Halloween?” It was Zoe’s question. “I don’ t know, Honey, but he did say he wanted to be something funny.” Zoe paused to consider this. “Mom? Is Daddy gonna be a banana? That would be funny.” Some of you will remember that last year, there was a big campaign […]
I love this time of year. Not only is it gorgeous outside, but our days are sprinkled with so many opportunities for fun and celebration. Every time I ask the kids about the things for which they are thankful, I find out all kinds of interesting things about who they are and the things they […]
The past few days, it’s been our blessing to share time with Brian, Michelle, and Brayden while visiting Kevin’s mom and dad. My nephew makes the third of four grandchildren on that side to have been diagnosed with autism. Brayden reminds me a lot of Adam. He loves letters and numbers to the point of […]
These are too good not to share! On Her Last Leg First, I should tell you that Riley likes to play this annoying “nose-eating” game with Mom in which she puts her lips on the bridge of Mom’s nose and pretends to “eat” it. This is one of those only-a-Grandma-would-play-it games. I can tell you […]
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