Adventures in Mommyhood

Late last fall, we decided to make a change.  We bought a new house.  An OLD new house; 125 years old to be exact.  If you want to learn more about this OLD new house, please visit www.myqueenanne.wordpress.com We decided to make the move not because of anything wrong with our lovely home on Woodlawn Drive.  We loved that house; it's big sunny rooms and wood floors.  The quiet, treelined streets in a quiet neighborhood filled with very neighborly neighbors. This house was a house that I spent most of my intense mommy days.  When we moved in, Fisher was just 4 and Claire was nearly 2.  That seems impossible now; that they were that little and it blows me away to think of how much they changed while living in that house.  Holland was born 4 years ago and was brought through the front door in her carrier.  We spent so many hours in the kitchen together doing arts and crafts, baking, cleaning, eating together.   Outside I will always remember Fisher's "climbin

A sick day for Claire. A day for movies on the couch. Coloring. Puzzles. Cream of asparagus soup. A day of thankfulness for simple moments that seemed special.

The sun came out today and it felt oh so good.  We took out first walk to our (new to us) neighborhood park and enjoyed ourselves.  Tomorrow it will be 50, so the snow will be gone in no time!