Morning Window

Every morning I have a brief window right before my day truly begins. Between 6:00 and 6:30am there is a small moment for me to sit and drink espresso and it is almost like I have the world all to myself. Behind the door in the picture, all of my girls sleep tight, kind enough to grant me a little peace before they awake and the wheels really have to start moving. Right before breakfast cooking, lunch packing, laundering, cleaning, dressing and taxiing I can just sit and enjoy a little silence. It is a welcome contrast to the other twenty three and a half hours of every day.

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Our First Children

Chopper and Harriett, our first children. A long time ago, olivia and I lived in a one bedroom apartment with just Harriett. She was the star of the show then and would snuggle and sleep with us all the time. When we got our house and Chopper came along, she split the scene for a while taking her time to get used to having another 4 legged family member to share the spotlight with. Then the first human child came and everything really changed. Thankfully for all of us, Chopper and Harriett are wonderful with children. We are lucky that all the children get along so well.

Cartwheel and Thunderfoot

A couple weeks ago I decided that if my children were superheroes, this would be there names. Ruby's gymnastic abilities and refusal to walk anywhere pretty much made Cartwheel a no-brainer. Sailor's defiant foot stomp and scowl often end up being cute despite the attached attitude so Thunderfoot was a good fit too. At some point is was decided that we would shoot a movie about their exploits which would also star Daddy as an evil monster. As of this posting, we haven't shot a single scene. I don't think the girls care how hard and involved making a movie can be. Maybe I just haven't come around to how simple it could be if we just did it. In any case, when it is finished, you'll see it here. I apologize in advance for my awful acting.

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Little Helpers

 

We can pretty much forget about doing anything these days without a little help. In this case, it was making mac and cheese in their pj's help. Somehow when it comes to an un-fun task, like cleaning up the playroom, the enthusiasm doesn't come so quick but I guess you have to take it when you can get it.

Thank you!

Over the course of our fundraising for the Brenda Ladun Conquer Cancer Run we hit both of our goals coming in at a total of $505! I would also like to note that during this time we have consistently been in the top ten of all fundraising teams. At the time I am writing this we are #9 but at one point we were at the #3 spot. Thank you so much to everyone who joined the team and to everyone who donated, it really means the world to us. Your friendship and generosity are a blessing. Ok team, see you Saturday...let's do this!