Month: August 2008

If you say the words “family vacation” to Helena, she will immediately jump up and shout “YAY, I’M GOING TO GRANNY’S!” because Granny’s is the

August 29, 2008 17 Comments

In a few short days, my first born will enter the doors of high school as a freshman. I’m feeling very ambivalent about the whole

August 27, 2008 21 Comments

The other day, my youngest daughter came running up to me and started hopping up and down excitedly, shouting that she had the coolest thing

August 25, 2008 80 Comments

There are only twelve days left of summer break and then comes one of the holiest of all days in our house. We call it

August 22, 2008 21 Comments

My youngest, my peanut, my honeybuns, lovebug, poopers, babydoll, my baby … turns eight today. I’m having trouble wrapping my head around that one. I

August 20, 2008 32 Comments