Archive for January, 2008



Long Awaited Birth Story

Published on January 23, 2008

Oh my goodness!  Did I really NOT post the birth story here?  I posted it a couple other places, but not here….chalk it up to “new mama brain” (especially with the limited amounts of sleep and all).
Then of course, the places where I posted it are no longer online (my due date clubs), so now […]


What a Day!

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Man, sometimes you just have those days that go so well.  After a number of trying days last year, it’s pretty cool to have a great day now.  Today was one of those days.  My oldest daughter got her schoolwork done without taking alllllll day.  She also did great on a run she did today.  […]


Is There Enough of Me?

Published on January 19, 2008

Something that I think enters a lot of mother’s minds after they bring a newborn home is “is there enough of me to go around.” This baby was my 5th living child and I still wonder that. Even though time after time I’ve found that, somehow, things work out. I have to […]


The Appraisal

Published on January 14, 2008

Yay!  The appraisal came in just fine.  It actually came in $2K over the purchase price of the house we’re in escrow for!  Phew!  One step closer.  So long as our loan comes through okay, we should be good to go.  The paperwork for that will be submitted to lenders this week.  According to our […]


Quick Update

Published on January 7, 2008

Wow - it’s been a while.  Things have been crazy with the holidays, but we had a nice Christmas and New Years.  Now some of the kids are back in school and it’s kind of “back to the daily grind.”
Baby is doing well and I will be taking her in for her 2 month check […]