Meaningful

  • Vacation – transplanted!

    Our friends left this morning for the Cabo San Lucas trip that we had booked last Fall after Skyler was born. It was specially planned for all us young parents to get away and be kids again at an all-inclusive luxury resort on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Of course, after Skyler’s emergency “vacation” at…

  • Motherhood, thus far

    It occurs to me daily, how lucky I am. I was given a gift I never asked for, and yet it was the best gift I ever received. My life has been forever changed, and although the depth of joy is astounding, there is a sharp pain that accompanies it. Skyler’s smiles and laughs bring…

  • One more important post today!

    Little Catherine Cook, the 5-year-old girl that was shot in the head back in February, whose parents we got to know at Children’s Mercy, got to go home! My friend sent me a text that she was on the news tonight, so I went to ABC website and found the story. I am so happy…

  • Just a reminder

    There are so many things that have hit my five senses in the passed few weeks, it’s easy to start to feel a bit numb, and just adjust. We are going on the sixteenth day of Skyler’s hospitalization, and while so much of it is a blur, there are several things that I’ve learned or…

  • Another great blog post

    I’ve been trying to become a “Digger,” mainly for work purposes. We are trying to establish some habitual Diggers and a strong Digg network so that we can hopefully help influence the popularity of some of our writers’ articles. But through this little work project, I’m discovering how addicting Digg can be, and how you…

  • Dumb Little Man

    I ran across this great blog Dumb Little Man. I think I’ll keep up with it. First article I saw on there was like 20 tips to getting out of debt, and the next article was 20 things I’m glad life taught me. I glanced through some of the other articles and they are all…

  • Making a difference

    I’ve recently started getting interested in non-profit, philanthropic issues. It started with getting involved with Team in Training because I wanted to run a marathon. Along with that training I have also raised close to $5,000 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and I’m still going! I have to admit it’s harder this time around,…

  • The best gift ever

    Tonight Skyler had a tummy ache. Gosh those are hard. Not because the crying is annoying and I can’t get anything done, but because I hate to see Skyler hurting. She looks in my eyes as she cries and looks so scared and it’s like she is asking “Mommy, why can’t you make the pain…

  • Goodbye 2007

    Well, this is the last day of 2007. It’s an understatement to say it’s been an amazing year! Besides the surprise of our little bundle of joy (there really is no better way to describe her), so many of our friends were blessed with new little ones as well! And there are still more to…

  • Skyler’s Daddy

    Gotta give a shout out to Skyler’s Daddy! She and I are so lucky to have him in our lives. He is the most selfless man, always thinking of ways to make us smile and take care of us. I love that he and I “fight” over Skyler and who gets to hold her, feed…