FAMILY

“Be Gentle.” I utter these words EVERY DAY, they seem to fly out of my mouth but not into his ears. Since becoming a big brother, Jude has struggled with sharing the spotlight. When I focus my attention on Noah, Jude acts out. Typically, his actions are aggressive but not intentionally harmful. With clenched jaw…

Yesterday we bought a new van. When I say new I mean “new to us”. We upgraded from a 1998 Dodge Caravan with no AC, a tape deck and manual windows to a 2004 Honda Odyssey with power everything, super cold AC and a DVD player. You’d think we had won the lottery. We got…

We are getting ready to go back-to-school shopping for the first time. (I don’t know if it’s still considered “back-to” since it’s the first time but whatever.) Jude will be starting a 5-day a week preschool program this fall. The beginning of the school year is like a fresh start. New books, new clothes, new…

With baby 3 coming soon we are in the market for a new car… a minivan. A little over a year ago we received Joe’s grandfather’s old van, a 1998 Dodge Caravan with less than 50K miles. It really is in great shape. Or it was… about 2 months after we got it the AC…

A little over a year ago we finally upgraded to smart phones. Our current provider had a special deal so we decided to take advantage of it. It was wonderful… until we moved. In our new home we get maybe 1 bar of service…. if you hold your head just right. We are in a…

It’s easy to dwell upon the bad things in life. I try VERY HARD to NOT complain, especially online. (There are plenty of people who have that field covered.) I try to follow the saying, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” Which often leaves me with a lot…