parenting
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The Halloween That Wasn’t
It all started so great. 5:30am, Jake is awake and trying to wake up Hannah. I lean over and whisper “Happy Halloween!!” And he exclaims, “Oh Yeah!” And then excitedly asks to put on his crocodile costume! Sure it’s, 5:30 am, but knock yourself out! By this time Hannah is tearing down the hall looking… Continue reading
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Recalibrating
Since June, it’s been a bit bumpy and lumpy around our house. We’ve (I) have been a bit lopsided. This is due to many things, including the following: *Deployment (duh!) The kids have good days and bad days but 5 months into this – the novelty for all of us has definitely expired! *Fall/Winter: the… Continue reading
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I Knew You Could – by Craig Dorfman
I was doing some birthday shopping for Jacob yesterday and came across a couple of books, one of which is the title of this post. I thought it was going to be a take on The Little Engine that Could, and it is in part – but so much more. I think this book just… Continue reading
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The Walk
About a week ago (I think?! Two weeks? The days are starting to blend together a bit for me lately 🙂 we went on a walk on the trails near our house. We went with Grandma and Grampa and had a GREAT time! It was, however, a groundhog-day sort of walk. The kind of walk… Continue reading
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Even on the yucky days…
Even on the yucky, crappy, wish-the ground-would-swallow-me-up, go-back-to-bed-days, I aspire to still, in the midst of circumstance, be grateful. Even on the yucky days, when I am at my worst, I want to be able to take a step back just for a moment, and remember the bigger picture, and be grateful. This is so… Continue reading
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Square Peg in a Round Hole
Some days (weeks, months) are just like that. Disjointed, out of whack, trying too hard to get my to-do list checked off, bull-in-china-shop yuckiness. Like cramming a square peg into a round hole. And when the dust of the day starts to settle, all three of us pay for it with crabby Patty attitudes, tantrums… Continue reading
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A Little Fall…A Little Gratitude….
After a couple of days of grey, wet, and typical Pacific Northwest weather, I am trying to not be such a Wendy Whiner and instead embrace the things I am grateful for. Not having had actual seasons for a few years, it’s actually kind of fun to teach my kids and have them notice all… Continue reading
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Ripples
With the onset of fall, the upcoming hustle and bustle of the Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas hoopla, I’m feeling a bit nostalgic about our life (and weather) in Hawaii. There is much I do not miss about life in Hawaii, but when I’m freezing my tootsies off in the pacific northwest rain, wearing warm boots and still cranking… Continue reading
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Love, Expressed
For about half of our marriage, Eric and I do this thing where I ask him the following question: “Why do you love me?” He responds by saying: “I love Lori because…., by Eric. I love Lori because…….” and then lists for that day and whatever may be going on between us. And then we… Continue reading
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I Am Woman…..
I’m always amazed when I do something I thought I couldn’t do, or was impossible. Marathons, losing weight yes, but even little things. Like when I was in high school and I had my first car (89 Dodge Colt). I had a tail light that burnt out. I thought about waiting until my dad got… Continue reading
Life and Other Stuff 