My Valentine’s Day looked a little different this year. While I was busy juggling children, Andy was headed to the fields for an eleven day “camp.” Where they “play a very expensive laser tag.” His smile sure is cute, but don’t let it fool you, he’s kind of miserable. There is no source of heat …
I felt a bit isolated this week. It didn’t help that I was sick so I had to self-quarantine and previous to this week I had other sick kids, so I didn’t get out much, plus the fun weather we got that we enjoyed, but also kept us home. Tuesday (before I got sick), my …
Last week we were supposed to have an ice day, but nothing happened aside from some cold rain, but school was already canceled, so we had a fun day on Monday. We sure got hit this weekend! The prediction was 1-3 inches. By 10 PM we’d easily had about 5 inches. The kids loved it! …
We had a good time celebrating Maverick this week! I didn’t get as many pictures as I should have. My kids stayed home from church last Sunday and by the end of the day they seemed to be bouncing off the roof so I thought they’d been playing hooky. Monday was a school holiday, so …
Grandpa’s Eulogy Given that Grandpa was born on the fourth of July and died the night of New Year’s Eve, you’d think he would’ve had an explosive personality, but the opposite was true. He was the quiet presence that sat by my Grandma’s side for years. On one visit, my grandma asked me, “Elise, why …
I was feeling pretty anxious about flying out of Atlanta with four kids alone, though I think I was most anxious about packing as little as possible while still having everything we needed. We left with plenty of time to get through the airport, so my stress was minimal as far as time went, but …
Our Christmas looks a little different this year, so I’m opting for a virtual Christmas message. My good friend, @secristphotoco took these darling photos for us and I’m so very grateful. This year has been full of highs and lows… a bit of emotional whiplash from the army, days spent in the hospital getting Bev …
I feel incredibly blessed this week. This Tuesday, we were invited to a Christmas party for burn victims. It was at Walmart. We were fed chick-fil-a, had pictures with Santa, and Bev was given 150 to go shopping. The boys were also given one fifty dollar gift card to split. Bev was feeling generous and …
I’ve gotten most of the outside lights up, but not all. I’ve lined the porch, the front window and put up the blow-ups. It’s good enough for this year. The inside isn’t as festive as normal, but I need less clutter in my life, so it’s perfect. We have one tree up instead of two, …
Saturday was a long day! We only had six hours of drive time (compared to the 16 the rest of the lot had), but with Orlando traffic and pee breaks, it ended up being closer to 8 hours. The Butterfields and my parent in laws didn’t roll in till about 10 PM, so once I …
