I got up later than usual this morning, spotted a beautiful day outside and my messy house inside, and told the children to get dressed in a hurry then report to the kitchen to help fix a picnic lunch.  It was in the 60’s, cool, clear, pretty and the weather is supposed to be yuck the rest of the week.  I’m tired of being inside, cooped up, cleaning only for another mess to pop up seconds later.  Ty needed to get out too, he’s not used to staying home so much.  Only a few more weeks until he can shed the sling and drive again post-op.  So, we fixed our picnic lunch […]

Usually, by the middle of December I’m scrambling to organize family photos for my crew.  After busy season and spending months taking photos of everyone else’s family, I realize I need some of my own.  Plumber with a leaky faucet and all that.  This year was different.  This year I realized midway through the year that Ty will likely graduate next fall.  That fact hit me like a ton of bricks.  He could go away to […]