daily snapshot…

30Sep08

Last night Jimmy and I were lying in bed watching Jon & Kate + 8.
“Why are we watching this?” he said. ”I don’t need to watch this. I fight enough with you in real life – why do I want to watch another couple fighting?”
For once, I had no argument: in the preceding fifteen minutes [...]

Filed under: Jimmy, marriage   |  5 Comments
Tags: Jon & Kate + 8, marriage, marriage after baby

scatterbrained

29Sep08

Today I woke up to the cheerful noise of “da da da DA!” emanating from the monitor at the MUCH more reasonable hour of 6:30am. The weekend was a horrifying throwback to early-newborn days when sleep was only a pipe dream as Madeline dealt with her first cold. However, by some astonishing luck last night she [...]

Filed under: Madeline, family, me   |  1 Comment
Tags: parenting, scatterbrained thoughts, U.S. Air Force, wedding

family traditions

27Sep08

Fall is just the beginning of the time of year that is rife with tradition for Jimmy and I. We have many routines and rituals, some of which are our own and others that we’ve gleaned from our respective families. Today we let Maddie in on one tradition that we’ve been performing for the duration [...]

Filed under: Madeline, family   |  3 Comments
Tags: autumn, family traditions, goats, Johnson's Giant Pumpkin Farm, parenting

an Airman and a warrior

26Sep08

I have been getting constant texts, pictures and calls from my family. Last night I got a phone call from Laura herself – I got to hear her voice for the first time in 6.5 weeks. It made me speechless. I had so much to say, so much that I wanted to hear about. I [...]

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Tags: graduation, military family, USAF

30 Day Shred: I am a lemming

25Sep08

So I just purchased Jillian Michaels’ 30 Day Shred. It’s getting a lot of love around the internets these days, and I’ve been incredibly inspired by Sundry’s progress – not to mention incredibly embarassed that we had our babies in the same approximate timeframe, via the same abdominal slice-and-dicing. She looks incredibly healthy and fit, and I… well, I’m [...]

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Tags: 30 Day Shred, body after baby, fitness, Jillian Michaels