Things I didn’t know I’d have to explain more than once before I had boys

1. Always, always, always change your underwear everyday. Then, change them again for good measure.
2. Never, never, never put jeans with caked on mud into the hamper. When in doubt, leave them out (in the laundry room).

(Yes, I found them at the bottom of their full hamper.)
3. When heading to the bathroom, keep these steps [...]

The Post in which I don’t say what, exactly, it is that I said.

“The baby” comes up a lot in our conversations around here.
We look at pictures of babies in utero on the internet and in books. We’ve talked about placentas and umbilical cords and belly buttons and nursing and crying and how babies can’t really do much of anything when they first come out.
I even let them [...]

Proof that the original planners of this house did not have kids

This is the front door.

This is the back door.

This is the front and back doors in the same picture.

This is how the floor looks most of the time.

Spring Break: the week we spent doing laundry almost every day.

It’s spring break around here which is partially why the blog has been kind of quiet this week.
The other reason would be that my computer was out of commission and I couldn’t possibly have used our old PC to blog. (Can you say Mac Addict?)

So, we’ve just been laying around, hanging out, napping periodically.
Just how [...]

Ignorance is Bliss (though mostly just embarrassing)

I was born and raised Reformed Presbyterian.
My grandparents were all Reformed Presbyterian.
My parents are Reformed Presbyterian. As are many of my Aunts, Uncles and cousins.
So, naturally, I wasn’t especially cognizant of the different church practices of other types of Christianity. I knew what made us different from them. I knew the arguments and was aware [...]

I thought you’d like to know…

That these are the most disgusting little “fruit” flavored pellets of chalk I have ever felt compelled to consume.
Speaking of pregnancy…
I reached an all-time low last week.
I threw up while I was talking on the phone with someone.
And no, I didn’t hang up right away.
I was a little busy at that particular moment.
You know, vomiting [...]

I couldn’t resist my favorite flower.

All about Mr. French (in answer to the third question)

(See the post below first)
I sort of regretted asking this question, because I got a very long list in return by e-mail.
However, if you don’t know that music is important to Mr. French, then you won’t know him very well.
With his permission, I reprinted the whole e-mail:
“O.k., here is a list of 13 albums instead [...]

All about Mr. French (sort of)

Mr. French thinks he doesn’t get enough attention around here in blogland.
I’d like to take this moment to point out that he is the only one in this family that has his very own, custom-designed, category. (See Mr. French on the right.)
But in honor of his birthday this week, I decided to do an exclusive [...]

Pink socks and other things I wasn’t expecting…

J came in after playing outside in the snow and water. He pulled his boots off to discover that his previously white socks were…pink.
He decided that was possibly the funniest thing he had ever seen and proceeded to make sure every one had heard the story.

Twice.
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Last week the temperatures outside hit 66 degrees. Mr. French [...]