I’ve been down and out and battling bronchitis AGAIN.  Bronchitis is one of those things you just shouldn’t have to contract when you are pregnant.  It is seriously painful and wiped me out for several days, but things got a little better yesterday, and I went to the doctor and…

1.  I love these tiny purple flowers that grow in the wild in early, early spring.  Sometimes they pop up in bunches on people’s lawn, sometimes in the forest, and sometimes they seem to be purposefully planted under bushes and in flower beds.  I have no idea what they are…

They’ve been conspiring again over the last few days.  Two of their brains together is a scary thing.  It’s a miracle that there is any food left in my refrigerator and any stuffing left in the cushion for the papasan.  They delight in being up to something.

It’s been kind of a crummy day.  Ya Ya had a major case of post-sleepover syndrome.  Right now I’m missing an excellent symphony concert that I had really been looking forward to because I searched and searched and never did manage to find a babysitter to come and take care…

There were so many relatives we spent time with in North Dakota that I didn’t manage to get a picture of, and so many stories I could tell about the time spent with all of them, but in the interest of space and time, I’m going to to a mass…

One of the best things for the kidlets about visiting Grandma Robbie and Grandpa Ron on this trip was being able to navigate the short trip across the driveway to visit Old Gramma Jan on their own. Believe me, I could hardly keep them away from Old Gramma Jan because…

I still have so many images to share from North Dakota!  I’m jumping over to the second half of our trip, which I mainly spent snuggling with Baby Alex.  We both enjoyed several luxurious naps together cuddled up on the couch. It was my auntie way of spoiling him, because…

I was thrilled that my nephew Jack wasn’t terrified of me when we were in North Dakota.  At Christmas he just cried and cried whenever I was near him (but laughed and laughed at Dr. Peds).  This time he let me hold him and we had a great time.  He…

The Banana stole granola this morning.  I came downstairs from my shower, and there was granola all over the floor, the table, and the kitchen counter.  She was the culprit.  The consequence was no snack after nap, which hit hard.  We had just been snuggling on the couch, recovering from…

After dinner on Easter Sunday, my sister-in-law Jennifer took the kidlets outside to have an egg hunt, which was fun in every way that egg hunts can be fun.  There was great scrambling to find eggs, much running and dashing about my mother’s yard, followed by careful lining up of…