What Rhymes with Goldilocks?
Chicken pox, of course!Sydney and John have "breakthrough varicella" which is fancy talk for "chicken pox even though they got the vaccine."What does breakthrough varicella look like? It looks like...
View ArticleCabin Fever
We are surviving the chicken pox well. Sydney has a dozen or so new little spots as of this weekend, but still doesn't itch or feel bad in any way. John has a good three dozen spots, itches, but...
View ArticleNot Pox
The saga of the chicken pox ended in this way: On day 15 of little spots appearing on both children, we went back to the doctor, this time seeing our pediatrician and not the physician's assistant we...
View ArticleFriendship IS Love
Going into Valentine's Day, I really thought about how I wanted to celebrate the holiday. I hate to see Jeremy spend a lot of money on things like candy and flowers, marked up and overpriced just...
View ArticleChildren's Sunday
Two Sundays ago, on January 22nd, our church had Children's Sunday. All of the drama with the not-pox kept me from blogging about it, but now that things have quieted down, I wanted to revisit.I love...
View ArticleHansel and Gretel
On Sunday we went to the Ballet Austin's second kids' performance. We had gone to Peter and the Wolf in the fall and we all loved it, so we felt pretty sure that we would like this one as well.The...
View ArticleSherwood Forest
This weekend we went with the Robinsons to Sherwood Forest.This is Emp'r Zana, who knows all what happens. She gets her powers from the sun and while she is here on Earth, Sydney gets to be on the...
View ArticleTime with Fords
We haven't seen much of the Fords lately. Mrs. Ford's maternity leave was over and then within the month her co-worker resigned, leaving Mrs. Ford the primary pediatric pharmacist in her hospital's...
View ArticleWho Are These People?
I have been wearing my hair in a pony tail or a bun almost daily for the last two months. Part of it is the humidity lately. Part of it is the lice epidemic in my classroom. And part of it is that I...
View ArticleThe Secret World of Arrietty
Sydney and I went to see The Secret World of Arrietty, the latest Disney film about the Borrowers. It inspired us quite a bit...
View ArticleRandom Acts of Kindness
Today, on our way to a South Austin adventure, we went to the Monument cafe. The kids and I had already done some pictures at the church with their Easter outfits and the picture taking had gone so...
View ArticleSouth Austin
Every year, I think of all of the fun things we can do around town in the summer when I'm off and every year the summer gets here and it's so darn hot that we wind up going to these places and...
View ArticleSea World -- 2012 Season
Today was official "renew your season pass" day for Fords and Nolens.We loaded up the kids and drove to Sea World to start another fun season with whales and dolphins, sharks and penguins, clown fish...
View ArticlePlay for All
Everyone on Facebook (in the greater Round Rock area) seems to be going to the Play for All Abilities playground. It's pretty much the neatest public park I have ever seen... including the Creative...
View ArticleLazy Eyes
Sydney and I went back to Southwestern today. She rode her bike some more and I read. The new news of the day, though, is my (sort of) new glasses.I had a pair of readers from 2005 when I last went...
View ArticleSt. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day is such a rich holiday for our family... full of so many different, and often bittersweet, meanings and associations.First of all, it is a celebration of the heritage that Jeremy and...
View ArticleSpringing in the Backyard
Yesterday was official "Springing in the Backyard" day. It was difficult to get pictures of Sydney's involvement.She did help... sporadically. She helped me unload the car and was wonderful...
View ArticleWhen Mama's Away...
Nothing seems to change much.I was in Houston this past weekend, mostly for my cousin's 40th birthday but also to see my mom and sister. Jeremy kept the kids at home.I am so proud of Jeremy. He is a...
View ArticleHe is Risen
He is Risen, Indeed!I love Easter. I love sharing the message of the risen Christ with my kids. I love sharing the fellowship of the holiday with my friends.We started Easter Sunday at the 8:30...
View ArticleThe Earning Potential of Ivory
Over a month ago, Sydney first noticed that she had a loose tooth. She was very sensitive about the idea of pulling it, so we had a lot of time to decide some things.We knew we weren't going to do the...
View ArticleRaccoon is not the boss.
Sydney is looking for her stuffed raccoon.Daddy comes in and says, "Where are you raccoon?"Sydney, in a raccoon voice, "Don't worry about it. Sydney will find me."Sydney, in her own voice, "Just keep...
View ArticleNotes on the Sermon
We have had Sydney in church with us since the Sunday she was baptized, November 19, 2006... at two weeks old.It hasn't always been easy. Some Sundays I question whether we are making the right...
View ArticleRed Poppy Festival 2012
This past weekend was the Red Poppy Festival. I love, love, love being in Georgetown for so many reasons. The downtown events just really remind me of how blessed we are to be living in this...
View Article5 and a Half
Sydney just had her latest half birthday. We planned a full day, doing pretty much exactly what she wanted for the Saturday after her official half birthday on May 2nd. The day included the Nature...
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