My Mom, who directs the Cubbies program at our church, decided to be a little overly ambitious this year. She decided to put on an entire Christmas play, as acted by about 20 three and four year olds. (She told me of her grand plans right after telling me that they usually cry at just […]
12 Lessons Learned From A Dreaded Fake Labor Adventure.
So we finally did it last night. After months of contractions that equated to the level of intensity that my “real” contractions were with Ali but NOT calling in for fear of making The Dreaded and Shameful Fake Labor Hospital Trip, and after an especially intense day and evening with contractions starting at 1:30pm and […]
The Coping Mechanisms of the Extraordinarily Pregnant.
I’m SO done. Well, I’d like to think that I was, except for the fact that my dang belly button won’t pop out in a turkey-timer like fashion, announcing “ding! ding!! You’re done!!!”. Instead, it’s just shrunk to a freakishly-pin-sized hole that looks even freakishly smaller than it already freakishly is, seeing as how it […]
In Which Noah (Wasn’t Quite) Born in the Sky.
Last Tuesday, I went to Children’s Hospital for the morning for a Blogger Media event. Myself and five other local bloggers (Nanci, Angie and Trish, Andre, and Val) were taken on a behind-the-scenes tour of the hospital, where we got to learn all kinds of amazing facts about our state’s only free-standing Children’s Hospital, which […]
Setting Unrealistic Expectations Since 2007.
It’s a strange phenomenon that no matter how long you’ve been married and how many kids you have, if you add someone else’s kid to the mix, it always feels like you’re “playing house” all over again. We’ve been keeping one of our favorite two-year-olds in the world, Radford, all weekend, and Ali has blissfully […]
Exploring (New) Birmingham
When I was a little girl, my impression of Birmingham’s downtown area was a jumble of closed up, falling apart, and run-down buildings. My Mom would tell me of their grandness when she was a child, and I would daydream as to what it must have been like to dress up in my Sunday best […]
I Adore My Husband, Even When He’s An . . .
Yes. That really is Chris that I’m sitting upon. You see, he’s always had this strange desire of wanting me to play the role of Mary when I’m pregnant. I avoided it when I was expecting Ali, but this year, he begged relentlessly. And so, I agreed. With one condition: that he couldn’t be Joseph. […]
A Plague Has Come Upon Us.
a mere four days… plus weather consisting of tornado warnings, high temperatures, rain, and intense humidity… turned this… into this. one of them seems to have acquired a terrible case of rotting beardface… and the other, a horrifically painful-looking throat infection, along a malady of behind-the-eye-socket fuzz. four days. all that work for FOUR DAYS. […]
Lessons Learned from Pumpkin Carving.
~ Glitter Pumpkins, although quite satiating for a woman’s desire for pumpkin decor, will not qualify as true pumpkin decorating to the man of the household. ~ Especially when that man of the household is 34 years old and has never carved a pumpkin in his life, and is itching to give it a try, […]
A Lesson in Three-Year-Old Theology.
Chris and I try to be strategic and consistent with Ali when teaching her about God’s Word. Wherever we can add it to her life, we try to do so. As a part of these efforts, I have several Classic-Kid Bible Song CDs in the car that she listens to and sings along with. I […]