Alex

Holding On

February 8, 2013

As I sit on the couch, I hear a thud. I am startled. I hear a whimper. And then footsteps. He stumbles through the hall holding his head. When I ask what happened, he mumbles something about hitting his head on the bed. In flannel Diary of a Wimpy Kid pajama pants, he climbs onto the [...]

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Wound Up Like An Eight Day Clock

November 5, 2012

Alex was wound up like an eight-day clock this past weekend. He turned seven on Thursday, and had to wait a full 48 hours for his birthday party. Folks, you would have thought he was about to receive a million dollar lottery prize. He asked four times in six hours if his friend K would be [...]

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Seven

October 31, 2012

Seven years ago today, McDaddy and I were blessed with a sweet baby boy that we named Alex Ryan. He weighed ten pounds, five ounces and the nurses gave him the nick-name, King because he was the biggest boy in the nursery. The Lord gave him a cute little blonde head of hair that looked [...]

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Private Business

August 1, 2012

Once upon a time there were two little boys. The boys, while different as night and day, were the best of the friends. They were also, without doubt, the most accident-prone boys on the planet. And by some sort of crazy twist of fate, all of it has happened right under their mama’s nose. Don’t ask me how that happens. [...]

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Thursday Thirteen – Thirteen Things I Learned In Kindergarten

June 20, 2012

It seems like just yesterday I was mentally preparing myself for Alex’s first day of Kindergarten. I had thought it might be easier the second time around, but the truth is, it wasn’t. With Alex starting school, I wondered what in the heck I would do with myself, because after all, I had spent the [...]

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I’m Back!!!

June 17, 2012

Hi there. Remember me? It’s been a few days (okay, a LOT of days) since I’ve checked in here on the blog. First, I’d like to apologize to those who have stopped by here looking for their daily dose of crazy. The crazy was here, I just haven’t had the time to write about it. My house looks [...]

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Keeping It Simple

May 6, 2012

Some decisions in life are tough. Deciding which book to check out from the library is not. If only every decision in life was as simple as this one. This post is linked to You Capture, where this week’s challenge is Simplicity.

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Making A Marriage Work

February 12, 2012

Recently, I pinned a post on Pinterest where children were asked a series of questions about marriage and relationships. I thought it might be fun to interview Alex (age 6) about his thoughts. How do you decide who to marry? If one of them thinks the other one looks pretty. What is the right age [...]

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Six

October 31, 2011

This is the story of a sweet little boy, Who gets super excited when he opens a new toy, He laughs, and acts silly and loves to have fun, I feel blessed to be the mama of these sweet sons. A house full of friends to help him celebrate, As he blows out the candle [...]

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A Girl Named Lulu

September 9, 2011

When I was growing up, I always thought I would have a daughter. I dreamed of buying frilly little dresses and shopping the day away with her. I just knew that when she was grown, we’d be best friends. As I was all sprawled out on the ultrasound table during my second [and what I knew would also be my [...]

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