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We have been planning this past weekend for months! We have a great group of friends from Jim’s college life. We’ve known the guys for fifteen years and have gotten to know the wives as they’ve gotten married. Now there are 13 kids to add to the six married couples. We met up last inContinue reading “Bethel Ridge Weekend”

Since JT is a summer birthday, I asked him if he wanted to celebrate his half birthday at preschool or wait and celebrate early in May. He said a half birthday would be fun, so that’s what we did. I signed up to be parent helper on January 15. I have a nice arrangement withContinue reading “Four Point Five”

First off, we were so excited to watch the Tide stomp all over Notre Dame (and we were right), but Monday morning we got some scary news that Jim’s cousin’s baby was born with some very serious health concerns. They live in Alabama, so all we could do was pray and wait for updates. SoContinue reading “Roll Tide!”

After spending a week under the weather, we are finally on the mend. Haley enjoyed trying out her new tea set in between sniffles from her cold, while Jim and JT built JT’s monster truck kit (and painted, and stickered) that he got for Christmas. Such great guy time! JT also got to use hisContinue reading “Back in the Saddle”

No photos… just an update. Jim went to the doctor this morning and he was told he has rotavirus. JT went to his doctor this afternoon and was diagnosed with rotavirus and pnuemonia. He started an antibiotic today. Both boys are very fatigued and spent most of today horizontal. Pray for recoveries and that HaleyContinue reading “Update – Edited”

With the boys sick, I made the tough decision to leave them at home and take Haley to the family Christmas dinner at Jim’s sister’s house. It was really hard to leave, especially with JT saying, “Why are you leaving us when we’re sick? Who will take care of me?” as I headed out theContinue reading “More Christmas”

If you read in the Christmas Eve post about Jim being sick, you might be wondering how Christmas morning went. JT woke up about 5:30 crying that his throat hurt to swallow. 😦 I tucked him back in bed and Jim, meanwhile, got up to throw up. He said he felt much better and thenContinue reading “Christmas Morning”

It all started with the yummy pancake breakfast and leisurely morning I mentioned in my December 23 post. Then Jim got a call into work and left about 10 AM. The kids and I did some house chores and enjoyed laying low. He called around 1 PM to say that he had no idea whenContinue reading “Christmas Eve”

December 23 we went to my parents’ house to exchange gifts and see my grandma and my cousin who was visiting from out of town. The kids were so excited for their first gift opening of the season. JT’s special gift was a Craftsman tool box full of real tools. And I mean FULL. HeContinue reading “December 23”

It all started with an idea for a fabric Advent calendar that I could reuse every year. Twenty dollars in fabric and thirty hours later, I was done. (Ugh!) I hand cut and hand stitched every number, hand stitched on every pocket, and hand stitched the quilt border. But it’s done and I like it!IContinue reading “Advent”