I had considered closing this blog account, but my “pack rat” mentality apparently extends into the virtual world. I haven’t had a blog entry since 2017, and since then, my family has experienced a string of painful losses. My father-in-law, Pete, passed away in 2021. The Wooton family lost two beloved family members to cancer…
Bad weather happens everywhere. No place is immune to weather related destruction. I never experienced tornados as a kid, and I felt so badly for places that were struck with devastating tornados and hurricanes. One of the advantages of living in the hills of Kentucky, a long way from the coast and open flat land,…
This has been a week, shew….. After spending last Sunday at a work related symposium, Bryan greeted me at the door with “Sarah has a fever”. Great. Just great. Then I had the privilege that every mother just loves, being up all night with a vomiting kid. On the bright side, Sarah has learned the…
Around 7:00 pm on August 4, 2017, I realized that the following day I would no longer have a 1-year old baby in my house. I would bathe and put to bed a 1-year old on Friday night and greet a 2-year old in the morning. I tried to dismiss my sentimental thoughts, but I…
I love being right. I love vindication. However, there are times that I wished my 6th-sense mommy intuition was wrong. At Miriam’s daycare, parents send food/snacks for their children until they are roughly 1.5 years old. I am not an organic/clean food sort of consumer/parent, so practically none of the food that I sent to…
Last week was filled with unexpected highs and lows. Fortunately, several high points rescued the week! I am not going to belabor the low events of the week, but I will just say Monday night – Tuesday was gut-wrenching. I mean, just plain awful…. Alas, a blast from the past came to the rescue. It was…
As a kid, I didn’t have lots of pets. We had a few dogs – Brownie (I only have vague recollections of him) and our beloved German Shepherd/Doberman Pincher mix, Savage. Savage was the perfect dog – barked at and intimated strangers, stayed within her property boundaries, and never snapped at or bit anyone. Like…
It’s been a long time since I have posted a blog, so there is a bit of catching up to do. The last time I posted a “Miriam-centric” blog, she was starting to sit-up and babble. She has progressed from crawling to pulling-up on furniture and is currently taking steps with support. She has not taken…
Most people that visit my home point out the abundance of Rachel (and lack of Sarah and Miriam) pictures. Hahaha – yes the younger ones are always left out – hahaha. The lack of Sarah and Miriam pictures really gets to me, but the thought of trying to find someone to take pictures feels overwhelming.…
Sarah Amelia is 3!!!!! Wow – it seems like yesterday that she was a baby! How did time go so quickly! Bryan and I are convinced that she went from being a baby to a pre-schooler overnight! Her birthday was on a weekday, so we had some cake and treats after everyone had dinner. Even…