My sister has been sick recently (it’s complicated, and I guarantee they have already seen a doctor for any remedies you might suggest) so I rerouted my flight to Utah so I could spend a week with her. I flew in on Monday, my parents came on Thursday, and the four of us left my [...]

I didn’t mean for this to be so long, but I couldn’t figure out how to cut it down! I hope you’ll take the time to read it if you feel like you’re struggling with how to feed your spouse the same things you feed yourself (which is what inspired me to write this little [...]

We spent the morning of Memorial Day at the park with a big group from church. It was a very laid back everyone-bring-your-own-food affair and I LOVED it. I was able to control the food we ate (if it was church sponsored I guarantee you it would have been chips and hot dogs and other [...]

The day after the funeral was my dad’s 49th birthday! My sister made him a cheesecake from scratch (gluten-free), and I enlisted my cousins to help me resist the urge to eat a slice. My grandma brought out an old hat (I think she mentioned she thought it was her brothers?) and this sailor outfit [...]

The biggest news about this trip? T1 officially started walking! He’s still pretty unsteady on his feet, but he walks all over the apartment now. I’ve even seen him pushing himself up onto his feet from a sitting position on the ground. I just love watching him toddle around. While I was home I ran [...]