It may look like we’ve been gallivanting around the beach and Disneyland and posing babies in teacups around here but the truth is we got off to a rough start in our new home. It all started back on move-in day. We were told that there would be an outlet…
We’re moving! Next week, we’re packing up and heading westward. Troy was recruited to a new company that just so happens to be in one of our favorite places in America. Every single time we’ve visited Southern California, we’ve said to each other, “Why don’t we live here?” We can…
It’s time once again for our annual family snapshot. The little details of our lives that I haven’t documented elsewhere. Here are some snippets from our lives (and a few pictures) to document the here and now: I was recently looking at some photos from our trip to Hawaii last…
A couple of months ago, right after Troy was finally able to walk again and the worst months of pregnancy were behind me, we woke up to no power one morning. Troy had to get to work but was unable to open the garage door with the power outage. His parents…
Disclaimer: I’ve hesitated to publish this very long and most personal story. But in order to represent reality on this platform, which is a record of my family’s life, I strive to document an accurate picture of the sorrow that is amidst all of the happy and lovely in our…
We are slowly but surely adjusting to our new temporary life around here. Troy is mostly off pain meds and rotating between his wheelchair, the couch and hobbling on crutches. In about six more weeks, he may be able to start putting 25% weight back on his leg, depending on…
2014 has been nuts for us so far. You know that phrase, “everything but the kitchen sink?” Well, in our case, the chaos began with the kitchen sink. A few weeks ago, our kitchen sink faucet snapped off, out of nowhere. It left us a constant stream of running water,…
I’m taking a little break from the regularly scheduled Hawaii posts to vent. Lately, my boys are always sick. Like, they have gotten sick at least once a month since the fall, and it’s not just sniffles and coughs. It usually lasts over a week. Which means that they have…
I’m not going to sugar-coat it. This Christmas was a mix of exhaustion and unmet expectations and family drama and sickness (still) and tears and the loss of dreams resurfacing all over again. I’m mostly just glad it’s all over with, especially now that I have the stomach flu while…
I’m officially at the half-way point today. 20 weeks down, 20 to go. Although it feels like I have about 50 weeks under my belt at this point. To celebrate, I thought I’d share 20 of my “tips and tricks” to endure a deep and abiding stomach flu that lasts for three…
