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Month: January 2013

best Netflix shows, according to Savannah

best Netflix shows, according to Savannah

Shortly before Caroline was born, we got a Roku box so we could watch Netflix on our TV. I initially got it for me (and my babymoon), but we didn’t have it very long before I realized what a plethora of children’s shows they have on there. Savannah loves it, and knows how to navigate and work the Roku box completely by herself without help from me. She generally gets to watch TV for a bit in the late afternoon…

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a 3 year old’s thoughts on birth

a 3 year old’s thoughts on birth

This morning, Savannah and Caroline and I were lounging on the bed before we got up for the day. I turned to Caroline and said, “You were born right here in this very spot!” Caroline, of course, just grinned and waved her arms and legs. “Caroline was born here,” Savannah echoed. I turned to her, interested. “Do you remember that?” “Daddy told me to go nigh-nigh and I closed my eyes. But when I opened them, I didn’t see you!…

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i miss blogging

i miss blogging

I really do. I don’t want it to become an obligation ever, but I want to get back into the habit. So, for all my 5 readers ;-)… What would you be MOST interested in reading? I’m sure I’ll always have a little smattering of each on the blog, and ultimately I’ll write what I want. But, maybe knowing what people want to hear will help motivate me. Our personal life? What we’ve been up to, the things we’ve been…

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happy new year!

happy new year!

Paul and I are finding ourselves at a weird crossroads right now. I have been living here in Atlanta for almost 8 years now, which is hard to believe. I’ve never lived in one place this long in my life. I always thought I was the type of person to move every 2 years. Now, I’ve started to put down roots. The past few years I’ve been able to really plug into the local community. We have a church we…

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