A Geek and Her Babies

When I found out I was pregnant with my youngest, I seriously questioned God’s wisdom. Steve was just recovering from his second back surgery in two years and we didn’t know what the future was going to bring.  I had no health insurance. Steve’s disability payments were barely cove...

Over the last few years our house has become video game-centric. Video games were something that Dad could do with the boys while laying on the couch recovering from his various surgeries. And, when you have one parent recovering from surgery while the other one is taking care of a newborn, you do w...

This winter, our local library started a bunch of new programs, including an unstructured play time for toddlers and a math and science class for preschoolers. It is absolutely wonderful way for our kids to get out of the house and interact with other kids especially since we had to take them out of...

I’m back to Menu Planning this week. It’s been an oddly crazy month full of doctor’s appointments, trips to Walmart, library programs and just general running around. Which, for us, translates to a lot of fast food meals if I do not have a plan in place ahead of time. On the days t...

My goal for this year is to make time for things that I enjoy. Like the Happiness Project and the 365 Project and knitting. HOwever, if left to my own devices, I never make time. So, when I heard about the church knitting group, I immediately added the dates to my calendar. Tonight was my [...]

My little man turned 5 yesterday. I cannot believe that it was only 5 years ago that I held him in my arms for the very first time. He has grown so much. All of a sudden, he goes from being my little boy to a very short teenager and back again in the space [...]

My Dad, aka “Pappy George”, would have been 70 years old today. Unfortunately, he went to be an angel 5 years ago, mere months before my second son was born. I have missed him every single day since then. And, every day, I wish I could pick up the phone to ask him a question, [...]