I Remember

I remember when I used to post here–I would post quite often, and it was nice. Maybe I should begin doing that again.

At The Park

Moments before we were kicked out of the park by this horribly terrifying Garter Snake …* *So the story goes … Jackson had the wonderful idea to visit the local park that is full of enormous trees and tons of grassy areas to run in. So, we packed up Ruby, some poop bags, a bottle of water, the camera, and ourselves. When we got there, Ruby sprinted across the grass, while Jackson, Archer, and I had...

The Dumpster Dive Score!

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Better In The Landfill Than In My Kid’s Stomach

Candy.  The amount of candy that has entered our household since Jackson came around is amazing.  I don’t remember having this problem before having babies, so I guess that having kids means candy suddenly becomes abundant.  There is candy at every holiday, every birthday party, every get-together, and it all ends up at our house!  And once it gets to our house, it just sits there.  Occasionally, one of...

Mom Does It All

Scene:  Everyone in the house has just eaten a delicious meal that I prepared.  John is on the couch watching TV, Archer is playing with the tupperware in the drawer by my feet, and Jackson is playing Super Mario World on John’s old Super Nintendo.  I am doing dishes, wiping down counters, cleaning the high chair tray, and trying to keep Archers fingers from getting smashed in the drawer. Jackson:  Hey...