Tag: Large Families
“Polka-Tots” Everywhere
Complicated
This post is for moms who have had life just go a little lot of haywire. I’m talking the “this is not-for-the-faint-of-heart kind of stuff. The things where you say, “I couldn’t make this stuff up.” The things all-at-once that if you were a quitter, you’d have packed your bags and headed to a deserted island….
What a Difference!!
Peek-a-Boo Birdie Style
Big Kids = Big Joy
Firsts
As an adoptive parent of older little ones, I remember being so sad to have missed all the “firsts”: first smile, first bath, first tooth (which in this mama’s opinion might actually be a perk. Teething is so not fun for anyone!), first crawl, first step…. BUT seriously, no doubt, every mama longs to have…
Keeping It Alive…
A long time ago we read that “traditions” are important to keep families thriving together and we have attempted to keep some traditions very alive as we parent all these treasures still at home. So for the last 38 years married we have held the often wild and crazy tradition of hiking acres of land…
Our Girl Birdie
As I’ve mentioned before, we’ve found bonding to be a delicate dance. Some steps forward, some back, some round-n-round, some waltzing, some tripping, maybe even some head-banging…always overshadowed with large doses of prayer…and then ever-so-slowly things begin to breakthrough… True smiles begin….. And they just keep coming… And most mornings I’m greeted by this expression…
“Mom! I So ‘Cited For Tomorrow”
Yesterday afternoon I was busy working in the kitchen. Vern was folding clothes nearby, which is his chore each week. He turned toward me and said, “Mom, I so cited for tomorrow!” My mind whirled around, trying to think what ‘tomorrow’ was going to bring and then questioned him, “Why Vern? What are you so…