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 Elizabeth, Family, Susanna, Tommy on Jun 14th, 2011
On the way home from the wedding last week, we knew it would be our last chance to visit Johnson’s Island before we move, so we stopped in Ohio overnight to introduce Great-Grandma Tony to her namesake. Cousin Kevin took Derek and the big kids for a ride on Lake Erie, and Grandma relished holding […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Family, Susanna, Tommy on May 16th, 2011
My parents just left after a wonderful visit…it was the perfect timing, too. I’d been sad that they couldn’t come earlier to meet Susanna, but God knew I would be at the end of my physical and emotional strength last week and that I’d need their help then! In addition to tons of cooking and […]
This afternoon, Grandpa and Grandma pulled out their instruments to play duets for the kids. Within seconds of the first hymn, Tommy was on his way upstairs to make a duplo oboe… And once he joined in, Elizabeth had to go make one, too!
So today was horrible. Horrible. We had to leave at 5 am to drive to Winchester, VA for me to go to court for my accident back in December. Because the prosecutor couldn’t be troubled to return Derek’s calls, I had to spend over 7 hours in the car today to say “yes” and “no” […]
Posted in Family, Homemaking, Tommy on Apr 28th, 2011
Derek’s been itching to make homemade ravioli like Grandma and Grandpa Tata used to, and Dad M brought down their old ravioli tray so they could try it together! On Saturday, they spent the whole afternoon making us a delicious dinner…with enough leftovers for two more full meals (Nona had given us the recipe they […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Family, Susanna, Tommy on Apr 22nd, 2011
I definitely overdid it when I first came home, and after a pretty difficult night (Susanna was up every couple of hours to eat), I was pretty tired today and basically did nothing. But here are a few pictures of the kids this evening. I’ll do better about taking more tomorrow! The big kids reading […]
This weekend Derek was a single dad for two whole days while three of my small group girlfriends and I did a mom’s weekend away. Our thoughtful hubbies took care of the kids while we drove down to Baltimore and stayed in a hotel, ate out at nice restaurants at abnormal times (at our own pace, without […]
The kids really enjoyed their special time with Grandma this week! Playing “ashes” (as Elizabeth calls it–the rest of the world knows it as Ring Around the Rosy)
Now that we can all eat eggs, Derek thought it would be a good idea to try to make his Grandma Tata’s homemade pasta again. We pulled out the pasta maker from the basement and gave it a whirl (I say we, but Derek and Tommy did all the work), and it turned out great! […]