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About David

A college-educated, Michigan farm boy born in the mid 60s. He's taken a variety of broken and sometimes misdirected paths to finally reach the woman of his dreams. Mistakes and bad choices were made along the way, but each experience - positive and negative - helped to make (shape) him into who he is today and prepare him to be Sandi's partner in every possible way.

About Sandi

A graduate of the school of hard knocks; she is a driven and focused mom from Texas finishing not one, but two college degrees concurrently. She's the techie of this pair who has an affinity for photography, reading, psychology, education and making faces. A future college professor, she answers every challenge with a plan of action and solution, not a whine and cry about life not being fair. She holds David's heart in the palm of her hand - no, the right one.

About Captain Stinky (Josh)

Josh is our 11 year old star soccer goalie. He loves hockey and can't imagine life without his Wii in it. He adores his sisters as much as they adore him, and is quite the amazing big brother.

Captain Stinky (Feet) is his self-proclaimed super hero name, and since the preteen hormones have been spiking, his feet aren't the only things get that so stinky.

His heart's desire is to make as many friends in his new Florida home as he had in his Texas one.

About The Twins

Our fraternal twins were born at 34 weeks on August 6, 2008. Hannah is the oldest by 1 minute, and she is our little pistol. She is curious beyond measure and into everything she can reach. Morgan is the youngest, and is the easy-going one. She loves music and wants to either be making her own or dancing to her own beat.

The Hills Are Alive

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

I know that each household “looks” different. Some are loud, some are quiet. Some are tidy, some are cluttery. Some are all drama, some are simplicity. Our house is music and laughter. We sing. We sing before bed, we sing when we clean the house, we sing while bored – all of it. So it [...]

Two Ears Old

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Today, our beautiful daughters are two years old. Morgan thinks this is two “ears” old, however, and can’t help but grab her ears and pull just to make sure she’s earned them both at this point. It amazes me how we have all come so far. Today, two ears ago, I was terrified because my [...]

D.I.V.O.R.C.E.

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

I had expected it to take longer than this, actually. I thought Sandi had more staying power. Sure, we moved to another state, away from her support system, but I just thought she could withstand the pressure and continue on. I was wrong. The final straw came this week. It was more like a one-two [...]

Sleepless in Florida – Blame the Italians

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

Tonight seems to be a very difficult night for the entire family. David and I went to sleep around 10 (which is early for me) and I just laid there for about an hour and a half. I’d finally fallen asleep, and around 12:30 AM, Josh comes and wakes me up. Actually, no, that’s not [...]

Homemaker 101

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Dear Diary, Laundry is relatively done. (Even while I’m doing it, more is being produced.) Dishes are washed. Brownies are even made for our neighbor’s birthday. There’s only one problem….I have no idea what we’re having for dinner. I’ve noticed that I am the sum of these parts. Laundry. Cooking dinner. Washing dishes. Corralling children. [...]

Wilting

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

After the girls were born, my entire body decided to board up and head south for the winter. It’s extremely frustrating! My boobs, my belly…crap, even the bags under my eyes are drooping! The other day, I stepped out of the shower, and Hannah saw the c-section scar (that is vertical rather than horizontal, so [...]

Ambien, How I Miss Thee!

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

After an apparent two day slump in which I slept for about 3 hours per night (I SOOOOO miss Ambien CR! However, it’s a bad idea when I need to be awake when children are, and that sometimes happens in the middle of the night.), I feel somewhat better. Which may have something weird to [...]

Old(er)

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

David and I were talking the other night before drifting off to sleep, and came to a startling revelation. Turns out, we’re grown ups! And this revelation was even more punctuated by reading old blog posts (from before David and I even knew of each others existence), and I thought “Why in the HELL did [...]

Now Back to Your Regularly Scheduled Programming

Monday, July 12th, 2010

When David and I met, we both had blogs. And, as a single-parent, Captain Stinky was my social life. Pathetic, I know, but I was okay with it. I had you, Internet, for venting and sobbing and laughing with, and I had convinced myself I didn’t need anyone else. Fast forward a bit, and David [...]

Updates on Life

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

It’s been so long since I’ve written anything here that WordPress has forgotten who I am. Bad sign. Our daughters are a few months shy of two years old, and they and their brother fill me up every day. While there are days that I feel frustrated and suffocated being a stay-at-home-mom, those are few [...]

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