Category: Mama’s Diaries

  • In My Defense

    Dear Susie and Sarah R, This morning I discovered the following note on my white board in the kitchen. QUOTE:?? Our friend is silly but we love her anyway. As you know, I often post my blog stuff very randomly.?? In fear I will forget stuff, I keep??notes.?? Usually those notes are kept on my…

  • Bells Palsy

    Ever heard of it??? Based on website descriptions, it occurs when an intercranial nerve is damaged.?? The result is a temporary partial paralysis of one side of the face.?? It often starts with an earache and/or lip tingliness.?? It often then progresses clear up to the eyebrow where sometimes you can’t close your eye.?? The…

  • Year of the Caterpillar

    Have you ever heard of forest tent caterpillars??? They are quite fascinating.?? They develop into moths, not butterflies (to my utter dismay – I really wanted to imagine they would get beautiful).?? I had to do a little research on them because I came in close contact with about 10,000 🙂 while we were camping…

  • He is SIX…

    and it is breaking my heart.?? I have been seeing his “sixishness” in a million ways lately too.?? We bought him heeley’s for his birthday – doesn’t that seem like a preteen gift at least??? He really wanted them (because Jenna had them).?? He is adorable clodding all over in them.?? Kind of like a…

  • Quick Update

    Papa’s finger seems no worse for the wear.?? He must have bones of steel 🙂 .?? We had a fun time with Tanner that night and Ty was – for possibly the first time – missing his mommy!?? Yeah for me!!!!!?? It melted my heart to hear that Ty kept saying “I need my mom”.??…