When Did This Happen?

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It’s a question I ask myself daily. Everytime I see a puddle of spilled milk getting crusty from sitting on the floor and being ignored by all seven of our kids. Everytime I put on jeans and they fit a tad more snug than the last time I wore them. Everytime I look in the [...]

Close Enough

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Daniel Jr was close…thisclose…to earning his cell phone. He wants one bad, so bad that he can taste it. When progress reports came home from school last week, I could see how painful it was for him to hand me his. He had four A’s and one B+. The deal we made required all A’s. [...]

Eleanor Amelia

Even though yesterday was Ella’s birthday, I have a little poem for her. I warn you, it is impromptu and probably will be very corny: Eleanor Born one week late (worth gaining all that weight) Tiny and sweet (6 labors… I was beat) Marlie was elated (“brothers are overrated”) Two years have flown by fast [...]