Poor Andrew. He always bears the brunt of my worst parenting moments. With him being the oldest, I’m always just figuring things out. Transitioning to a new stage is the worst for me, it always makes me so frustrated. Then, with the girls, each new stage seems easier than it was with Andrew. So, this… Read more »
Posts By: Catherine
Motherhood
I’m not really one to get really sappy on this blog, but can I just tell you how lately I’ve been really loving being a mother. I can’t say that I’ve always love loved it. I think I’ve had my ups and downs with it, and have mostly averaged around liking it. Having just Andrew… Read more »
How to respond?
A few minutes ago I woke up from a nap I was taking in Andrew’s room because I could hear chairs scooting around the kitchen and kids voices downstairs. The first thing I heard was Andrew saying, “Girls, do you think we’re going to die from all this candy? I don’t think so.” Not the… Read more »
April Fools
Every General Conference that happens in April we rotate out the food that is in our emergency supply kits for our car. We usually keep a few days worth of instant soup, granola bars, tuna packets and other things that’ll keep in there until the next April. So I had the kids emergency supply food… Read more »
Funny quotes about what to be when you grow up
First off, a random comment I overheard while they were playing. Ellie: Yeah, and if some bad guys come, then you will die. Zana: Yeah, and break. And now, some kid commentary on future careers. (Note: “Princess” is pronounced “pincess” by some of us around here.) Andrew: When I grow up I wanna be Spiderman…. Read more »