How did cereal get to be the go-to breakfast choice? We stumble out of bed and pour starchy flakes (puffs, squares, etc.) into a bowl with cold milk that all quickly becomes mush before we can muster the jaw strength to chomp it all down. An hour or two later,…
This past week has been full of new thrilling development for Elijah. I find myself smiling over the memories now, so I figured I had better write them down so I can smile over them again and again in years to come. Elijah can now point to his nose and…
Around 3:30 AM tomorrow morning will mark one year since I went into labor, and at 4:37 PM CST, Elijah will officially be one year old. I know all parents say it, but really, how has a year passed already? How did my little 8 pound 6 ounce newborn transform…
Exhausted. I took Friday off as part of my new 9/80 schedule, which means I work nine 9-hour days followed by one full day off. (Yes, that’s 81 hours, so I actually work eight 9-hour days and one 8-hour day followed by a day off.) Having that day off was…
We finally have a refrigerator! Woohoo. We just bought a washer and dryer as well, but unfortunately, we will have to wait until a week from Wednesday for them to be delivered. It looks like we will be doing laundry at one of our parents’ house one more time before…
It’s been a long time. A long long time. I almost gave up on this blog. I had blogged consistently for 9 years, and then I had a baby, stopped working and moved 5000 miles around the world. Needless to say, things got a little crazy. It’s taken nearly a…