Monday was Stafford’s birthday. He turned one. We celebrated with a pan of brownies, 2 new tennis balls, and one chew toy. I admit the birthday celebration may have also been an excuse to try a new brownie recipe my friend was telling me about. (By the way Amy E…OMG!!!) As I was digging into [...]
Category Archives: Pets
Prayer Times
Praying in the York home is not something we take lightly. We do it before meals, in the middle of the day if something comes up, and each night before bed we have family prayer time. Family prayer time consists of all of us sitting on the floor or on somebody’s bed, and then we [...]
The (Not So) Shaggy Dog
You all remember Stafford, right? The last time I posted about Stafford I was confessing how hard it was to like any animal, furry or otherwise, who would use my nice clean floors as their bathroom, and in a moment of complete frustration and lack of self control taught my 5 year old some choice [...]
Closure
This afternoon I was crashed on the couch, Emery was napping in his room, Jeremy was snoozing in our bedroom, and Savannah had just gotten up from a quick nap of her own. She wanted a snack. Me, not wanting to move out from under the warmth of my favorite quilt, instructed her to grab [...]