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Category: I Love My Children

  • 6 Years Ago Today…

    My Honey was born at Langley Air Force Base, VA.  It was my one and only military hospital birth.  It was different, to say the least.  Happy Birthday, my sweet child.     Wasn’t she a cute toddler?

  • It’s Not a Very Good Excuse

    I'm such a bad mom. I can usually go, go, go for weeks on end.  However, once in a while, I have a day where I have to pretty much sleep all day.  I need to recharge my batteries.  There's no telling when a day like that will come.  Well, today was one of those…

  • Dear Easter Bunny

    Tucked into her Easter basket, a note from Honey: Dear Easter Bunny, I love chocolate. Love, Honey A girl after my own heart.

  • Chosen

    I was upstairs getting the girls ready for bed while Brother was downstairs with Ben.  They came upstairs with Brother with tears in his eyes.  Ben told me what happened: Brother:  I've been chosen. Ben:  For what? Brother:  God wants me to step forward to him. Ben:  What do you mean? Brother:  He wants me…

  • To All Young Boys with Sisters

    If you are tempted to turn the KitchenAid mixer up to the highest speed, don't do it.  Especially if you have sisters with long hair.  Said sister might be tempted to look into the bowl to see how it looks at that fast rate and her hair might get caught causing her hair to be…

  • Prayer for First Holy Communion

    My two oldest are receiving First Holy Communion tomorrow with two of their homeschool friends at the 9am CST mass.  I would really appreciate prayers.  After mass, everyone will be headed here for a reception. 

  • Sisters

    Honey wanted someone to lie down next to her while she drifted off to sleep.  For various reasons, we told her no (the least of which is she sleeps in a toddler bed).  Sister came out behind her and told her she could come into her bed.  So, there they both sleep with head touching–touching…

  • Dancing Princesses

    While Brother was was taking a bath, the princesses were dancing: This is my utterly cluttered playroom but that’s a post for later.

  • Life with Honey

    Today towards the end of mass, Honey turned to me and asked, "When can I be a nun?"  I was not sure I heard right so I asked, "A nun?"  She answered, "When I’m a grown up?  I can be a nun when I’m a grown up?"  Then she said, "You thought I wanted to…