Where on earth does the time go?
I don’t know about y’all, my friends, but I have been busy! An exceedingly long pit stop at this awesome blog this afternoon inspired me to get myself back over here to post something.
It’s autumn! My favorite time of year. It began at the end of August, with the [...]
Archive for the ‘Family’ Category
6 Oct
Fall
5 Sep
Making Up for Lost Time
Looks like I’m neglecting the old blog again, doesn’t it?
A lot has been happening around here. First, we went on that trip to St. Pete Beach. We had a great time—I celebrated my birthday while there, we swam in the pool a lot, I went shopping with my mom and sister, the boys played with [...]
17 Jan
Blast from the Past
Hey, remember ROLLER SKATING????
Today we went to Skate World to attend a birthday party for one of Urban’s friends. The last time I was in a roller rink was when some friends and I went to our high school Christmas formal in 10th or 11th grade—how sad that I can’t even remember which, but in [...]
23 Dec
Dear Friends,
Happy Holidays!
I hope you are all ready for Christmas—or at least feeling at peace about your current level of “readiness.” We here at Echowood are ready and very excited (the kids especially, of course). This is actually something of an oddity for us—to feel and be ready for Christmas when it comes. Ever since [...]
4 Nov
Just a Few (Mostly) Non-Political Ramblings on Election Day
Hi Everyone!
Would you believe that 38% of registered Florida voters had already voted prior to Election Day? Crazy. Brian and I had originally planned to vote early—to avoid long lines—but discovered the “long lines” were at the early polling places. Thanks to all those who did vote early, we were able to walk in to [...]
1 Nov
How Was Your Halloween?
Hope it was a fun one!
We had a good time here. Brian and the boys carved a jack-o-lantern. We took a family vote to decide whether to give our pumpkin a happy face or a scary one. I was the big loser—totally outnumbered! But look at that expression. Wouldn’t you [...]
22 Oct
Just a Snippet from My Day…
I sent the two littlest boys to the bathroom to wash their hands while I prepared lunch.
Two minutes later, Charlie came running out of there, shouting, “MAAAAMAAAA! Levi’s not washing his hands in a proper fashion!”
You see, they really do listen to us when we say something!
21 Oct
About the Family Camp-Out Weekend
Dear Friends,
I’m back! So, I thought I’d tell you a bit about our camp-out. This was for the Cub Scouts family camping weekend, at a campground owned and (sort of) run by the Boy Scouts. I say “sort of run” because nobody seems to actually “run” it—it’s all volunteers, which is nice, but causes [...]
1 Oct
On the First of October
Don’t you just love October? Especially if you live in the American South, like I do, this is the time of year when the weather begins to cool. One of the best things in the world is being able to sleep with the windows open, and this is the time, after a long, hot summer, [...]
24 Sep
Do Babies Really Remember?
I remember some years ago—probably before I had kids—I read something somewhere saying that it’s speculated that small children up to around 3 years old can remember, at least a little bit, what it was like being in the womb.
When my oldest son, who is now 7, was around 2 years old, I asked him, [...]
