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• Buy One Holiday, Get One Free

  Today is Fathers' Day. Monday was Brandon's birthday. It's a really, really good thing that Brandon is an incredibly easy-going husband because this year has no... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Kindles and Babies

  I've been reading a lot lately. I've read more books in the last six weeks than I've read in the last six months. When you have to spend an hour or more... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• On Having Five Children

  Recently a friend asked how it was having five children. I paused and thought to myself for a minute. I turned to her, "I really can't say yet. Get back to me i... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Very Boring Update, with No Pictures

  So I thought that I was very clever. After having four children, I felt that I deserved to be clever - getting four children successfully through babyhood... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Happy Birthday, Sophia

  

  It's a good thing that Sophia has recently decided to become remarkably even-tempered (most days, anyway) because her birthday this year wasn't quite as fun as... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Mother's Day

  

  For Mother's Day this year, Eleanor started the gift-giving early. She waited until 4:00 to wake me up. To those of you who haven't had a newborn baby, that... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Welcome, Baby Eleanor!

  

  Just in case any of you were wondering, we did finally have a baby. It didn't work exactly according to plan, but we still had a baby all the same. I did end... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• With a Cherry on Top

  So far, my life has been tragedy-free. This, of course, means that I just haven't been alive long enough but I'm still happy to have thirty-two years under my... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Last Hurrah

  

  So, just in case you missed the news, I'm having a baby this week. Like all things that involve waiting a long time (like more than a month) for, it's incredibl... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• One Week

  So this baby is due in one week. Despite the fact that I've never gone into labor on my own and never even felt a real contraction without having an IV needle... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Movin' on Over

  I've been very patiently waiting for our three-bedroom apartment. Well, at least I feel like I've been very patient. Brandon has been with State for over five... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Living in America: Food

  So we've been back in the land of our nativity for two and a half months now and living overseas has receded to that part of my life experience labeled recent... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Mom's Spa Week

  I've never been to a spa before. All of the magazine spreads and advertisements I've ever seen make them look really nice and alluring, but so far I haven't... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Thirty-six Weeks Down, Four to Go

  For those of you hoping for a pregnancy self-portrait here, sorry to disappoint, but there will be no intentional posting of pregnancy pictures. Ever. This is... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Homeschooling and Parks

  I go to the park a lot. When you live in a two-bedroom apartment and homeschool your children, you have to go to the park a lot. Thankfully we live in an area... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Oakwood, Five Weeks Later

  

  So, our family of six has now been living in a two-bedroom apartment for over five weeks. When I realized that we might be stuck in such a small living space,... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Doughnut Night

  

  Did I ever tell you about how I love doughnuts? Maybe, I don't remember. But just case I didn't tell you before, I love doughnuts. I love anything sweet, but... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Last Snow Day... Really

  

  So it snowed Tuesday. Nothing started until around 8 in the morning, so everyone was saved from yet another day off from work and school. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Snow Day... Again

  

  Last week my aunt invited us over for dinner at her country home house in southern Maryland. I actually have a lot of family in the DC area and so she invited... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Downsizing

  So back a long, long (you know, at least eight or nine months) ago we made a reservation with Oakwood. After staying three months at the mothership (or... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 FAMILY, PARENTING