They All Call Me Mom

New York

This summer my husband took our twelve-year-old son, Alex,  to New York.  Just the two of them.  They were gone six days.  That was some serious Father/Son time! Rich was born and raised in New York, so he had a lot of things to show Alex.   These are the photos that I got from […]

a good father

Today is his birthday. When I met my husband I was just 21 years old.  I was not looking for a husband.  I was young and having fun.  So when I met  him one night at a dance club, I didn’t think much of it.  We danced.  We talked.  I thought he was a nice […]

a car is just a car, right?

Does anyone know Manny Pacquiao, the fighter from the Philippines?  Well, that is his car.  Nice, huh?  To be truthful, the car does nothing for me.  It’s impractical, and costs way too much, in my opinion.  But Rich was all over this car!   “Stand next to it!”  he told me.   “What for?”  I […]

on daddy’s shoulders

Aria & her Daddy at Disneyland  October 31, 2011 A little girl needs a DaddyFor many, many things:Like holding her high off the groundWhere the sunlight sings! Like being the deep musicThat tells her all is rightWhen she awakens frantic withThe terrors of the night. Like being the great mountainThat rises in her heartAnd shows […]

a life lost today

So Rich is at work all day today, and at about the 7:00pm I get a call from him.  This is not unusual because he calls us often throughout the day, usually just to say hello.  So I answered the phone with a cheery “Hey, there!”  and begin to tell him that we are just […]

progress

Having a handy husband is both a blessing and a curse.  It’s a blessing because I can’t think of anything that Rich cannot do – paint interior & exterior of houses, fix holes in the walls,  pour cement, lay carpeting, build shelving, install sprinklers,  install drains in the yard – I mean, he’s a pretty […]

Father’s Day, a busy week ahead, & Meet Me on Monday

This past Sunday was Father’s Day.  Would you believe that I let a Father’s Day go by without taking pictures??!!  Well, believe it, because that’s exactly what happened.  Rich had to work on Father’s Day, so after church Sunday morning we drove up to his station to spend a few hours with him.   When we […]

non-stop

I am so looking forward to summer!  I need a few lazy, no-schedule, nothing to do but chill days. It’s been super busy here.  Just completely non-stop — one thing after another:  soccer practices, soccer games, soccer tournaments, baseball practices, baseball play-offs, batting practices, dentist appointments, violin concerts, piano lessons, a family wedding, school science fair […]

UPDATE: Where did the crib end up??

Do you all remember this post where I showed all of our “hot spots” in the home that gathered clutter, and I also shared about the crib that remained in our master shower because my husband just ignores that it’s in there…when he was supposed to have put it into storage months ago?  How it had […]

TEN THINGS

TEN THINGS THAT I LOVE ABOUT MY HUSBAND 10)  I love that he gets up at 5:30am to start his day…and he uses this time to exercise, go to the grocery store, and to cook us breakfast all before we even wake up. 9)  I love that he doesn’t always listen to me when I […]

HE WORKS TOO MUCH

Audriana had her birthday celebration tonight.  She invited about 18 friends over our house for a backyard bonfire.   Everyone arrived at 6:30.  We had pizza and all sorts of goodies.  The bonfire pit was blazing, music was blaring — it was the happening place, I tell ya.   What an amazing group of friends […]

I’m Falling Apart

I have a pinched nerve in my neck. I’m telling you, that’s the worst. I’d rather have a sore muscle because then someone can at least massage it for you, or heat pads can help, or warm water. But I don’t think that there is anything you can do for a pinched nerve, except maybe […]

Fourth of July

We spent the Fourth of July at home this year.  Our town does it up pretty big with a lot of activities during the day, and a huge fireworks show at night.  Here is Rich in his silly hat.  Yes, he wore it most of the day…I think mainly just to make us laugh. We […]

BOATS AND HORSES

They say opposites attract. While that may not be true for everyone out there, I can honestly say it is 100% true for Rich and I. He likes to cook. Me?  Let’s order pizza!  He likes the outdoors and goes crazy on rainy days. Me? I love me some rainy days!  It’s the perfect reason to […]

Tea Party

Aria got a tea set from her grandma Bernadette.  It was supposed to be a bithday gift but Aria kept “finding” the gift bag in my office….and so, we finally let her open it last night, even though her birthday isn’t until the end of the month.  She was so excited!  And who did she […]