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erin

I'm Erin Jo. I'm thinking, writing, dreaming, mothering, loving, living, praising, BLESSED to be Fiona to my Shrek and Mommy to my four amazing kiddos.

dave

dave

Shrek is "like an onion with many layers" but has a heart of gold. He's my husband and my friend, and we just get better all the time.

lily

lily

Lily is my first baby and only girl. She's smart, funny, tall and kind. Keeping up with this girl is a challenge and a joy. She's terrific!

max

max

Max is one part ogre, two parts lover and all boy! Our little man has a temper but gives the best hugs of anyone I know!

colby

colby

Colby is as ornery as he looks. He flirts shamelessly, even with strangers. He's all mouth and curls and the loudest by far.

luke

luke

Luke is the baby of the family, but holds his own. He's happy and adorable. And he's a terrible sleeper. =)

Skinny by Summer


One of the things I said many times in my early unexpected pregnancy was that with the baby due in February, I’d be “skinny by summer.” Well, it’s summer, and I’m not yet what I would call skinny. But, seriously, I’m not really the skinny type. I like to be healthy and strong, and have never been, nor wanted to be, anything like fragile. I have begun to miss working out, though, and I really do need to “whittle my middle” just a couple of inches. Just a couple of inches would expand my fitting wardrobe by about 100 percent.

And so, tonight begins a sit-up regimen. I’m going to work these obliques. I can’t promise a lot right now in the way of fitness–other than the fact that I go through my life in an intrinsic ballet of motherhood every day–but I can promise sit-ups. And if I can get that done, I’ll eventually want more of those feel-good endorphins. You know, if you give a mouse a cookie… Ah, well, maybe that is not the best analogy.

At any rate, I have about a million better things to think about than how I look in a bikini after having had four kids in seven and a half years, the youngest of which is only five months old. I am a smart girl, after all.

Life with my four blessings continues to amaze me. There are new challenges and rewards everyday. My little man Luke seems to be hitting a growth spurt. I’m getting even less sleep right now with all of his nighttime waking to eat, and he continues to love every spoonful of baby food. The other kids are tired, always it seems, but hanging in there. We will get caught up soon.

I’m excited for a long weekend of camping with several other activities sprinkled in. I’m ready for family visits around the campfire and pigpen kids climbing out of the creek. It’s summertime in America, and I must get to a fireworks display.

But first, one hundred sit-ups! Isn’t this fun?! Check back on Thursday, when I hope to post my midpoint review of how I’m doing with that New Year’s resolution I made back on January 1st.

And how are you doing?

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