Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
Chris started calling the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving “Thanksg-evening.” This is the night where the important prep work is done, and “the World Turned Upside Down” album is played. I make awesome cranberry sauce anyway, but this year’s experimentation resulted in my best cranberry sauce yet: Brandy Apple Cider Cranberry Sauce! Chris and I brined…
Despite our admonitions, the leaves all fell. This was Monday, a block from (and five minutes after) the spot where Isaac baptized himself in the river. When we walked under this tree tonight on our after-dinner stroll, the cold, rainy weather had left its mark. The branches are nearly bare. Clearly, I’m trying to complete…
Eloise flouts the rules from a young age “You know what I want to do?” “What?” “I want to touch one of the tortoises. I’m totally going to do it before we move.” “Don’t do it when I’m around.” So I did. And I didn’t. Have I mentioned we LOVE the Virginia Zoo?! Eloise’s third…
On this day of thankfulness, family and pie, we are so thankful for this little cutie pie! She really is just the cutest. I was surprised when we found out Eloise is a girl. I don’t know why. “What am I going to do with a girl?” I wondered. Um, I’ll tell you what this…
We had a bad day Monday. Among other tiny disasters, a lady in a huge SUV nearly ran over Isaac, Eloise and me on the sidewalk near the post office. Thanks for nothing! When we got back to our neighborhood Isaac ran to the grassy riverbank. Whew, no threat of cars there. He found a…
I HATE LOSING THINGS. I HATE IT. Like when we lost Jesus from our Little People Nativity set two years ago—drives me nuts!! I have a couple things that I haven’t been able to find since we moved, or maybe shortly before. One was particularly bothering me this month. Chris bought Isaac this tiny deer…
Hannah loaded up the tots for church. Eloise and I stayed home. They all climbed into her rented minivan, drove a few blocks, squeezed into a parallel parking space. Unloaded all three kiddos, crossed the street. “Oh, are we going to this church today?” Isaac asked. Hannah stopped mid-step. “This isn’t your church?” “Nooooooo.” “….oh….
