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…
Recently, I came across an article about misheard pop song lyrics. I was surprised to read that “Goo Goo Goo Gaa Gaa Gaa” by the Police was actually “De do do de da da da”. Rather than singing about being reduced to baby talk when near his latest attraction (well, that was my interpretation), the Police frontman…
After having a baby, the song “Silent Night” began to take on a new meaning. It is a lovely and moving Christmas hymn, of course, but I don’t understand what was “silent” about the birth of Jesus. After experiencing natural childbirth, I don’t imagine Mary’s birth experience was a quiet one. Then, there is a newborn…
Time goes faster with each additional child. It seems like just yesterday that I was pregnant with Miriam! Then one day I woke up and Miriam was no longer a newborn, Sarah was sleeping in a toddler bed and potty trained, and Rachel was on the verge of being a “tween”. YIKES! How did this happen?…
It’s hard to know what to write about when you are loaded with endless material. If I ever thought that completely focusing on home life was boring or limiting, whoo, I was WRONG! There is a bit of a routine that develops, which might become stale after sometime, but with kids that just isn’t possible.…
Miriam and I have been home from the hospital for one week! Things are going well, except for the constant screaming from Sarah Amelia…. I haven’t said a lot on social media during this last (at least that is the plan) pregnancy. Heck, I was five months pregnant before telling family and almost six…
