Lux et umbra vicissum…

There’s nothing like hosting a holiday party to get you to finish up your cleaning. 🙂 Joel and I hosted our Sunday School class’s Christmas party this past Sunday, and we had a great time! Of course, we were both running on adrenaline at that point due to the fact that we had been working […]

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Last night Wendy and I went and picked up the kids’ Christmas pictures. We had fun, though we were a bit rushed since I had to get home to nurse the baby. Anyway, I was reminded of the picture incident when I couldn’t have gotten them taken without Wendy’s help. 🙂 (see former post about […]

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My husband Joel, computer guy and philosopher extraordinaire, has finally gotten around to starting his blog. 🙂 Check it out! Thanksgiving was nice. I went to my parents’ house and had both of my immediate families there… the one I was born into, and the one in which I’m the wife. Odd to think I […]

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Nean ended up having a C-section, but mom and baby are doing well and, in the end, that’s what really matters. Dante Robert was born at 11 something (I think Jeff said 11:43, but Branwen was screaming when he called and I can’t remember) last night. He weighed 8 lb. 5 oz. (same as Alexis […]

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How ironic can you get? Turns out Nean was in the hospital giving birth as I typed yesterday’s post. 🙂 Haven’t heard the stats yet, but I know she had a long labor (water broke Sunday night sometime and she hadn’t had the baby yet by 5:00 or so the next afternoon). I’ll post the […]

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I have a friend from college who’s expecting a baby soon. Maybe I should say I have two friends who are expecting a baby soon because I was friends with both her and her husband. Their names are Jeannine (Nean) and Jeff. They’ve wanted a baby for a bit, so this is incredibly exciting for […]

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This one will be quick. Just finding it amusing thinking about how different it is dealing with a toddler than dealing with older kids or adults. Before I was a mother, I had my nursery duty and babysitting, but I mainly dealt with people who were at least over the age of 5. I’ve taught […]

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I’m visiting my parents now while Joel is on travel for work. Before I continue, I should explain something. We don’t live down the street from any of our parents, but mine are closest, being only about 2 1/2 hours away. Also, though Joel’s parents love their grandchildren very much and would do just about […]

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I should begin this entry by saying that I’m going on too little sleep due to having two sick daughters. They’re not badly ill, but even a cold keeps them, and therefore their parents, up at night. Alexis may be waking up from her hard-won nap right now, too, so this entry may be shorter […]

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I love the fact that I can stay home with my girls. It’s a huge blessing that we are able to live on my husband’s salary (albeit with budgeting) so that I can stay home to raise our daughters. I can be there for their important moments; I can show them my love that much […]

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