In the midst of Christopher’s hospital adventure (posted here), regular life still happened. Jason turned 45 in October and promptly celebrated with his first colonoscopy. Where I was already at my absolute anxiety max, he rolled with it like a champ. He’s certainly wired differently than I am. October brought an end to our dahlia season as we had our… Read more →
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An October to Remember (for Christopher)
Holy October Batman! Just as we got rolling with school, October threw us a major curveball! Poor Christopher landed in Primary Children’s Hospital for a week with MRSA. (Here’s where you say “What the actual F*ck, MRSA?!?”). Let me be clear that with 3 boys, I figured we’d eventually need an emergency room, but I thought it would be for… Read more →
Summertime Wrap Up
After I quit my job to clean my house, the Baxters hosted the Iowa cousins for a week in July! (Ok I joke about quitting my job to clean my house, but it sure was convenient timing). It had been 8 years since the last time my brother and his family made it to Utah so I made sure to… Read more →
Summer, summer, summer-time!
Here begins a tale of life post work…at least for now. I quit my job (April 22nd) and almost immediately bought a 5 gallon bucket of paint. Flashback and remember that 3 years ago we built this fence in 100 degree heat, out of previously used salvaged fence. At the time our goal was mostly to get it standing. I… Read more →
Chris is 11!
Happy 11th year to my sweet soul Christopher! This year Chris continued to be all about everything Gravity Falls and wizarding. He may be working on some sort of record for how many consecutive Halloweens you can dress as Harry Potter, and Elf or a Wizard. He’s now 5′ 2″–a full 4 inches taller than William at the same age–which… Read more →
A Work in Progress
Something about getting through the holidays and starting a new year gets me itching for some new projects. 2025 kicked off with updated desks for the upstairs. Pro tip: get a small sized child (Andrew) who loves to build things and can fit inside most of the IKEA flat pack furniture. He’s my right hand man! Next came a… Read more →
Andrew is 9!
It’s amazing how much one kid can change in 12 short months! Andrew at 9 is such a changed kid from Andrew at 8! What a great year this kid has had (school included!). He had some amazing teachers (Mrs. Porter and Maestra de la Cruz, we are forever indebted to you!). This year brought back a bit of faith… Read more →
William is 13!
Oh my gosh, a teenager. What has changed for William in this past year between 12 and 13? Everything and nothing all at once. Puberty is certainly hitting hard. At least along with the teen acne, smelly feet, and moodiness, we’ve also added 4 inches of height and some serious muscle to show for it! Shortly after turning 12, William… Read more →
Fall and Winter 2024
Summer ended with some normal end of summer things (like back to school) along with a few surprises. The unfortunate surprise was that just as my dahlias got going, a mid-summer spider mite infestation nearly killed them all dead. The flower season was pretty much a bust. You win some you lose some and this year, between the late snow… Read more →
Summertime and the livin’ ain’t easy
Just as we wrapped up a particularly challenging spring/school year, summer presented its own challenges. Within days of school getting out, our dear elderly Kiki had what I believe may have been a stroke or a seizure. We went off to the emergency vet straight away, but by the time they were able to see us she had mostly recovered… Read more →