and baby makes 6!

Mia is prepared for the ice age.  She has her UGGS now, and is ready for global warming to reveal itself.
 
I am confident that we will be waiting for a long while here in South Texas.  We are prepared though, and we know Mia’s feet will be safe and warm.

“Hey, you! Don’t even think about trying [...]

Horses have made their way into our home.
 
What is it with little girls and horses? 
We now play “barn” several times a day.  I love watching her move the horses around, and feed them.  I want to gobble her up in one big gulp.

Can your heart explode from watching too much cuteness?  If so, I am in [...]

My guess now is, never.
I started keeping a journal about my dream here.  I was bad about updating it.  But you get the jest.  I felt like I had my mouth taped shut.  I wanted so badly to tell everyone about our plans, but I couldn’t. 
As soon as we have some time to travel again, [...]

My newest post is up over at Larger Families.  The topic is “chaos”. Come take a peek.
Do I need to add that I am totally kidding in the post?  Well, sort of.  ;*)

I have so much to write about, and so very little time. 
Work continues to suck the life out of me, and my time at home goes 100% to my family.  On my days off, I take some time in the morning to read blogs, chat with a friend (the UGGS got here….they are to die [...]

At work today, I had the honor of being present while someone, who has walked this earth for more than 7 decades, took their last breath.
I am so very humbled. 

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She can go from this:
 
 
To this:

Henna Feets, originally uploaded by nirakara.

Yesterday at work, I cared for a boy much the same age as my son Cody. He had to have emergency surgery, and while caring for him post op, all I could think about was my son. I pictured him in the same situation, and so I tried to care for him as if he were my [...]

I am very saddened my this news.
My kids are so sad.  We watched his shows religiously.
What a freak, freak thing to happen.

In honor of our 16th anniversary, and the 3 weeks after in which Bill and I rode mountain bikes all over hells half acre, I will be writing some entries about our life together before kids.
Here is a post that I wrote many moons ago, and I am resurrecting it for those who are not [...]

Never Die Young
James Taylor
We were ring-around-the-rosy children
They were circles around the sun
Never give up, never slow down
Never grow old, never ever die young
 
Synchronized with the rising moon
Even with the evening star
They were true love written in stone
They were never alone, they were never that far apart
 
And we who couldn’t bear to believe they might make [...]