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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. =)

Learning Everyday


It’s been a very long week with some really ugly moments, but some beautiful ones too. I am very tired, very impatient for some time to myself and very happy that I’m not normally on my own with the kids, as I was most of this week. Ah, Deer Camp. You slay me.

I haven’t written because I’ve been too busy/too tired/too mad at various times. I’ve been thinking of whole posts in my head and ditching them. There are some things I just don’t want to write here.

But I can say this: my husband is teaching me such lessons in patience. My children are half of him. There are some amazing attributes and some not-so-amazing attributes. Max has been showing his Shrek ancestry in big ways. Why, just tonight, as all of his other siblings were busy or sleeping, he refused my offer to snuggle with him, pooh-poohed my choice of Christmas book for his bedtime story and was generally bullish after I told him he couldn’t turn on the TV.

This is a shout out. I’m alive and well. I’m resilient. I’m a Deer Camp widow. And I’m aching to be in my bed.

Just gotta drag the five-year-old up to bed from the loveseat, where he passed out much like his daddy probably would have, had he been home to do it.

2 Responses

  1. butlernik says:

    Loving the *sparkle* you've added!

  2. Nicole says:

    hey dear! thanks so much for stopping by and saying hey! so nice to meetchya!

    aren't you glad that life's ugly moments have potential to make us stronger?! hope the rest of the week looks up for you!

    xoxo

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