Man, how have I not posted here in six weeks? Life here has been busy ( Read more... )

Brace yourselves, this is going to be a long post!

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So much to report on!

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Melissa, Joe and the babies arrived around 2:00 on Christmas Day. The babies are so big now! I haven't seen them since August and they've both really grown up. Joseph is almost 2 1/2 and Isabella is 9 months. Joseph is talking up a storm now. He's running all over the place. He's now responding back to what you say. When they first got here, he ( Read more... )

My month (five weeks, to be exact) with the babies as come to an end. It's very weird to be going to bed tonight knowing that I won't be seeing them tomorrow. I haven't had any time to post on my various adventures and I don't really have much time right now either. Just wanted to drop a line to say that it's good to be home. (Left my sister's at 2 ( Read more... )

OK, who can I blame? I talked to my big sister about the godmother issue. (And by "talked" I mean e-mailed.) I told her that my little sister had said that they were thinking of asking a friend. I told her that I would have felt honored and privileged to be asked, but I shouldn't have to tell her that. I love those kids and I am always there to ( Read more... )

Am I totally wrong in being offended that my big sister doesn't want me to be Isabella's godmother? She is leaning heavily towards a friend they made since they moved to Connecticut. In my opinion, they are unlikely to see this friend much once they leave Connecticut as it's not like they've seen any of their San Diego friends since they left. I am ( Read more... )

Thank you so much to everyone who has extended their sympathies and prayers to me and my family over the last week. I can't believe how much has happened in a week -- it feels like it's been a lifetime ago.

I got back home to my parents' house about 3:00 this afternoon. I quickly discovered that I think the confines of a hotel room and being in ( Read more... )

As you will recall if you followed my Christmas Saga and entries previous to that, my grandpa (mom's dad) has been sick for quite awhile. It was really hard on him to lose his independence since he was always such a strong, stubborn, vital man. He finally had to go into a nursing home for rehab purposes in December. He was about to be released in ( Read more... )

This is my first Fat Tuesday with no panczki in years!! ::sobs:: I can't believe I didn't realize Lent starts this week. I could definitely have stopped at Lansing's best bakery to get myself a panczki on my way out of town last night so I could have had it this morning. I probably would not have remembered had the radio DJ not been talking about ( Read more... )