Carrie Wood

LATEST ARTICLES ( 79 )

• Happy 7th Boo Bear--Thanks for a Sweet Day!

  

  Right after Hurricane Harvey blew past our house, Manny's 7th birthday blew in. It was lovely blue sky day, completely uneventful and full of sweet birthday... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2017 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Hurricane Harvey--Rain Rain Go Away

  

  So as most you have probably heard on the national news, Texas just got hit by one heck of a storm. They named it Hurricane Harvey. Clearly, he didn't like... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2017 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• There Are Six Citizens Sitting at My Dinner Table Tonight

  

  Today was a pretty special day for our family. After waiting over 14 months, we finally got word that K and L would FINALLY be getting their Certificate of... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2017 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Kids Are Getting So Big--what's Getting Easier and What's Getting Harder

  

  It's just a year later, but it feels like we have seen some tremendous milestones in our kiddos this year. In so many ways, life is easier, but then again... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2017 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Last Day of Summer

  

  Today was my last day of summer vacation.My last sleep in.My last morning to drink coffee in my jammies as long as I want...and then go back and have another... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2017 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Over the River and Through the Woods to Grandmother's House

  

  We just returned from our summer trip to visit Grandma and Grandpa. We have mostly had a "stay-cation" this summer, but we had an opportunity to meet up with... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2017 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Remember How I Used to Write a Blog

  

  I know it's hard to remember that far back, but I used to write a blog. Quite faithfully, in fact. I used to write at least once a week. And then once a month.... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2017 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• We Are Family--Another Summer In the Books!

  

  Today was my first day of regular classes at school. I've been back at work for the last 2 weeks, but today the new students arrived for the new school year... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2016 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Summer Speeds By and Suddenly Another Birthday

  

  Here we are in July and my vow to blog more over the summer has sort of gone out the window. But not without good reason. For the first month of summer my... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2016 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Happy Birthday Rainbow Twilight

  

  About 3 weeks ago she changed her name to Rainbow Twilight. Before that she was LuLu and for awhile it was Gloria. But by any name, our sweet Louise is the... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2016 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Silver Lining for Mother's Day

  

  So lots of you have asked, and YES, we did get a new trailer. Our insurance company came through with a very fair settlement and we were able to find a new... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2016 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• And Then This Happened...

  

  It has been far too long since my last blog post. I guess because things have just been chugging along, mostly normal as usual. Or in the case of our house,... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2016 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Camping Makes Me a Better Parent: Reflections on a Nearly Perfect Holiday Season

  

  As you might have guessed we did some camping during my Christmas vacation break. As soon as my vacation started we packed up the trailer and headed off to New... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2016 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Camping Party of Eight: A Boy and His Log

  

  So this may be the lamest blog post in the history of my blog, but I have this enormous glut of photos and if I don't get some of this posted it will be... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2016 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Camping Party of 8: Thankful for an Early Christmas Present

  

  You might have noticed that I'm not exactly a traditional kind of person. So spending days and days preparing a traditional Thanksgiving meal and event are not... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Birthday Season is Over--Bring on the Christmas!

  

  We celebrated 3 birthdays in October: mine, Haven's, and Katriel's.Mine was not so important. Let's just say I'm getting older. Brian does have a funny little... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Birthday Season--Manny is Five and Brian Is....a Little Older Than That!

  

  Happy Birthday to my sweet little Boo Bear, Manny! A couple of weeks ago he turned 5! So I am back to a house that feels "normal" with Manny and JoJo the same... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Quick Before Fall Gets Here: A Summer Recap

  

  I was so busy doing not much of anything that I haven't posted a single blog post since July! How in the heck did that happen? Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Adding a Little Elbow Room

  

  So last summer, just before we hit the road for our family reunions (literally the week before) Brian turned to me one night and said..."Let's convert the garag... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• "I'm Getting Bigger and Bigger and Bigger...."

  

  July is birthday month for our sweet JoJo. And he grabbed that birthday and shook the life out of it. The days leading up to his birthday he had better... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING