Poetry

Jett insisted that he write Jude’s lunch note today.  Every time that Jude or Jett eats “home lunch” – their name for when I pack their lunch (vs. school lunch), I write a note for them and stick it in their lunch box.  For Jude that is every.single.day since about halfway through his kindergarten year [...]

Father’s Day past and present

It was a teensy weensy bittersweet to take our Father’s Day picture this year in front of a new tree.  The tree at our old house was planted on Josh’s first Father’s Day a few months after Jude was born.  The year was 2005.  If anything, that tree is the only thing we miss at [...]

A message for the future

Here is an entry for The Naughty Files, just for old times’ sake.

Today I was heading down to our basement to work in my quilting room while the older boys were in school and Jace was napping.  I was snacking on a string cheese stick and at the bottom of the stairs I [...]

Valentimes

Happy birthday, Mom!  Happy birthday to our nephew Jackson!

Happy Valentime’s Day to the rest of us.  Yes, I know it’s really Valentine, but it’s always Valentime in our house.  Just to remind us of how funny it is when people say it wromg.  I mean wrong.  See how easy it is to comfuse n’s [...]

Fish family

In December, I was having a hard time getting the older boys to behave in the car ride to school in the mornings and as a result I implemented a “Gold Stars for Gold Fish” program.  If the boys did a great job getting ready in the morning and behaved their little selves on the [...]

Oh Jett

Since it has been awhile since I’ve written about my kids, here is installment #2 of catching up with the Zeigler boys.

Jett is now 5 1/2 years old.  He is in kindergarten.  He likes school. A little too much, I fear. I don’t know if he’s completely into the learning aspect, but socially speaking, [...]

Reintroducing Jace

Jace turned two in August which makes him… just over two years old.  Math was never my strong suit.  But I do know cute when I see it!

Jace is getting really good at being two years old; the ladies at Fareway could attest to that today.  When we first arrived, he [...]

Sick again

Jude walked into the house after getting home from school yesterday and vomited all over the kitchen floor.  To get caught up on our illness drama click here –> (but I wouldn’t do it without a face mask on).

It does worry me a little bit that all of this is happening after we move [...]

First day of kindergarten and first grade

I’ve been thinking about this day for a long time.  I’ve been eagerly anticipating it and it’s finally here!  Yay Jude & Jett!  Yay me! 

Introducing Jude, the six-year-old FIRST grader:

And now, for the first time ever, please join me in congratulating our five-year-old KINDERGARTNER, Jett:

And not to be [...]

Jace is 2

 

Happy birthday, Jace (Jacey, Jason, Toby, Vegetable Lasagna, et al.)!

Jace is best experienced, but if I had to describe him, I would say:

He is my blondie.

He is a mix of sweetheart and emerging independent.

He doesn’t speak much, but never fails in getting his point across.

He thinks he doesn’t [...]