We had a very special moment yesterday. My brother and sister-in-law arrived from their home in Germany, and with my parents and youngest sister, came over for a late dinner last night. We have not seen them in over a year, when my brother came here from Iraq for his R&R leave. […]

In the last 24 hours:
Number of hours slept: 6, with a break in the middle to feed Baby Boy.
Number of cookies baked: 3 and a half dozen
Number of cookie plates handed out: 2
Number of fudge plates handed out: 21
Number of fries consumed by the Munchkin: 2 small McDonalds’ servings- one in Happy Meal
Number of poopy […]

The cookie baking is nearing an end. The only ones I have left to make are Peppermint Snowballs. I seriously considered not making them this year, but when I asked around the family what cookies they would like me to make, my youngest sister said that they were her favorites. So I […]

Yesterday was a milestone for our Baby Boy. He rolled over for the first time!
I didn’t actually see him do it the first couple of times. I was trying to get ready to run a few errands before lunch at my grandmother’s, when I realized that he was now on his back. […]