This time last year I was in Ethiopia. It is a place similar to our own, but it is different. Things run on their own schedule in Ethiopia and I am not sure that you can ever really be late to anything. Here we are frazzled going from one place to...

One year ago today was the first day I laid my eyes on my son. One year ago today was the first day I held my son. One year ago today was the first time I comforted my son. One year ago today was the first day I fed my son. One year ago today was...

For about 6 months now I have been having intermittent hearing loss in my left ear. It comes and goes, somedays is far worse than others. I went to the audiologist today and there is significant hearing loss in the left ear compared to the right. ...

Today we took the kids out to do the photos for our Christmas card. Thankfully we headed and completed the adventure just before a storm blew in. It took 55 photos but we finally got a couple that were decent. Trying to get all 4 kids to be looking...

After serious contemplation on whether to get up at 3 or 4 this morning my Mother and I settled on 4, but when my Brother called and said that things were nutty at the Walmart Mom wanted to go early. We got up and headed out the door at 3:40. I am...