I have so many little matters to tell you of, that I cannot wait any longer before I begin to put them down.
Posted in California, Homemaking on Sep 12th, 2011
Last week, I finally caught a time when the family room was picked up and it was still light out! This room was the pleasant surprise amidst the move-in; from Derek’s description, I was picturing a much smaller space here. Since it does triple duty as playroom, office, and tv room, the extra space is […]
Posted in California, Susanna, Tommy on Sep 6th, 2011
Our local library has none of the great imaginative play stuff of the dear old State College one, but it does have a large park with several playgrounds and hiking trails back behind it. It probably has a Spanish-sounding official name, but we call it the library park. Last week we made our first real […]
Posted in California, Homemaking on Sep 1st, 2011
Ironic that I’m starting here, because this was the last room to be unpacked. But I caught a time when both girls were napping and everything was picked up, so I made a move and snapped pictures. Of course it normally has books and games strewn about…but since the kids’ picture book shelf is in […]
On my mom’s last full day, we headed over to Malibu to see Derek’s office and spend a couple hours at the beach.
Posted in California, Homemaking on Aug 22nd, 2011
Classes at Pepperdine officially start this week. Since we’re on an academic calendar, we decided to make our new year’s resolutions at the beginning of the school year. Mine are a bit enormous, in keeping with the size of our new state! 1) Type up all my college notes and throw away the notebooks–Adrielle totally […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Susanna, Tommy on Aug 17th, 2011
So we endured two sleep-deprived days at a resort down in Orange County for Derek’s faculty retreat. Resorts would be more fun on our own, I think. I don’t remember the last time I was this bleary eyed. I got more sleep when Susanna was a newborn. But the big kids got to swim in […]
Posted in California on Aug 16th, 2011
I’m stuck in one while Derek is with colleagues at a faculty retreat. The big kids have been fighting sleep for two hours now. I want to go to sleep. Why don’t they?
Posted in California, Homemaking on Aug 5th, 2011
It was brought to my attention in recent conversations with friends that this blog portrays our life inaccurately. It’s kindof inevitable that the pictures I choose to post or the stories I tell are generally the things I want to remember (and not the disasters I want to forget!). Anybody can seem to have it […]
Posted in California on Aug 3rd, 2011
We’re here, and our stuff is here. And Derek got the computer up and had the internet installed this morning. I have about 500 pictures on our camera from our trek and about 300 boxes left to unpack. So I’ll try to edit some pictures and get them up whenever I need a break!
Posted in California, Family on Jul 31st, 2011
…I said, “I will.” I didn’t really know how many drastic life changes that promise would entail. We’ve had or lost a baby every place we’ve lived. We’ve made and left friends behind. It’s been a lot harder at times than I imagined. But I’m glad I promised, anyway. I could never imagine living this crazy life with […]