April 28, 2009
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009And today it’s Olivia’s birthday. She is two. Already. It’s been a good year for her. For me. For all of us. Every day she says more than the day before. A couple of weeks ago she started calling me “Dixie”. Today, though it was not the first time, she’s replied to every “I love [...]
April 26, 2009 (updated)
Sunday, April 26th, 2009Well, I’m sitting here in my brother’s apartment in Vancouver. I would highly recommend that you not be exhausted from travelling and conferencing, have PMS, and be bitter at the traffic of a big city on the day you turn 30. When I woke up this morning I was faced again with how much I [...]
This moment of motherly frustration brought to you by:
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009Luke peeing his pants b/c he was dancing and stomping around upstairs after I’d repeatedly told him to “open the door and go to the bathroom!” instead of just going to the bathroom, and Olivia peeing on our new carpet when she ran out of the room naked while I got the tub ready.
And now [...]
The Big Trip
Monday, April 20th, 2009The best part of any trip for me is planning everything out (and then having all of the plans work out, obviously). For this trip Marc and I are taking (without the kids!!) this week, it’s been really hard to try to get our days figured out. I didn’t know what Marc was supposed to [...]
Big Girl Bed
Friday, April 17th, 2009We’ve had a toddler bed in Olivia’s room almost since we moved into this house. Two weeks ago Olivia climbed out of her crib (!!) and that made the move to a toddler bed that much closer. This is something we never had to deal with with the other two (oversized) kids who lacked the [...]
What Drives Us
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009I was looking back at some old posts today and it is strange to read my words — to hear the voice that used to be my voice and which isn’t any longer. You see, lately I’ve begun to realize the things that drive me. And you know when I realized what those things were? [...]
The News
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009Okay, I’ve been alluding to big changes coming for Marc and I for awhile now. I haven’t been hiding it; we’ve just been waiting to know if it was “for sure”. Yesterday at noon Marc came home to his acceptance letter to Providence Theological Seminary (which is just south of Winnipeg) where he will be [...]
Biking
Monday, April 13th, 2009When we moved into our first house we got a lot of extras. And by “extras” I mean, there was some leftover pizza and cake from the party the night before. Some shampoo in the shower. A big Molson Canadian banner. A punching bag and some random weights. And a shed full of crap.
However, in [...]
Easter Day 2009
Sunday, April 12th, 2009I can’t believe how these kids of mine are growing. Happy Easter wherever you are today.