by Heather on May 15, 2012

As many of your know, my life/house is in shambles right now as we are getting our foundation repaired. Yesterday was a long (and loud) day of drilling, cutting and piering which has left my household in a mess. Here are a few pictures of the process… Cutting the first hole… there are two in [...]
by Heather on December 25, 2011

From OurKidsMom’s family to yours… we hope all your wishes come true this magical season.
by Heather on November 7, 2011

It seems like just yesterday you were turning 1 our sweet Emmaline Grace. We blinked… and now you’re five! Happy Birthday darling… you will always be my baby girl.
by Heather on August 23, 2011

If you’ve been around a while, you might remember reading in November about our “baby” case of sibling rivalry. That was mostly hitting and yelling. I was reassured that it would get better, and for the most part I guess it has. The aggressiveness with each other has pretty much become non-existant. They play together [...]
by Heather on July 21, 2011

Three years ago today our lives were forever changed for the better. It’s incredible how fast time flies. It seems like just yesterday he was my chubby little toothless booby baby… all giggles and grins. And then it happened. I blinked… and he grew up. I tell him often… “You [...]
by Heather on June 25, 2011

Twenty Years Ago… Our lives changed Forever. (My first time holding Emilee… and one of our very few “family” photos.) Our sweet angel baby Emilee Camille was born. She graced our lives for 5 beautiful but heart wrenching days. Because of a fluke birthing accident our lives were changed forever. You taught us to not [...]
by Heather on June 24, 2011

Childhood gender nonconformity is a phenomenon in which pre-pubescent children do not conform to expected gender-related sociological or psychological patterns, and/or identify with the opposite gender. Typical behavior among those who exhibit the phenomenon includes but is not limited to a propensity to cross-dress, refusal to take part in activities conventionally thought suitable for the [...]
by Heather on May 28, 2011

Thursday morning I awoke with every intention of getting my daily giveaway written and posted. I made my coffee, set the table with my laptop and had a seat. Then my oldest son came downstairs and told me about a dove my husband found sitting in the bush at the bottom of our front steps. [...]
by Heather on April 18, 2011

Thank you to Log Cabin for sponsoring my post about updated traditions in my household. To learn more about Log Cabin Syrups (which are all free of High Fructose Corn Syrup), breakfast for dinner, and other new ways to update traditions in your home, click here. I was selected for this sponsorship by the [...]
by Heather on February 23, 2011

Emma had to pee… so she said. She was gone for a while and came back down to ask me something. I asked her who’s makeup that was and she started to panic… “No Momma!! It’s not makeup!” and she ran away. The color is off in the photo, but her eyelid is pink from [...]