John and I had just finished Christmas Eve celebrations with the Jameson/Arrison clan and arrived at my parents’ house, crawling into bed around midnight. As we were praying before sleep, I felt the baby kick. For the first time, I was sure this was the baby and not my digestive system. I told John and [...]
Read more →I felt so very loved on my birthday this year. And by “on my birthday” I mean Thursday through Thursday (my birthday was Tuesday). What made me feel most loved was simply people remembering and saying happy birthday (which I need to remember, since I’m not that great at remembering birthdays outside my immediate family). [...]
Read more →We are proud to announce the upcoming addition of a duckling to our duckpond! We’re expecting his or her arrival at the end of May or the beginning of June, 2010. Overall, I’ve had a blessedly easy pregnancy thus far, and everything is pointing to a healthy baby. We’ve heard the baby’s heartbeat, and have [...]
Read more →A few months back, my former roomie and fantabulous friend Vinitha suggested we try to get the ’06 PEF girls together for a reunion. About two minutes later, the two of us figured out that the vast majority of us were students (and therefore have trouble hosting a crowd), and the Jameson Inn is right [...]
Read more →“Promise us you won’t let anyone else demolish your bathroom,” our moms said. That was an easy promise to make and keep. I (Lucy) had the Friday before Labor Day off, so the Demo Moms (and Demo Dad) came over to demolish the John Deere green bathroom. They are heroes. By the end of the [...]
Read more →We went to California (near LA) to visit John’s grandparents, known as Granzi and Granpop. We visited Joshua Tree National Park, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Redondo Beach, but most of all Granzi and Granpop! We had a wonderful time and felt very spoiled. We learned to say “I’m on my off” [...]
Read more →My sister flew in from Madison. My aunts and uncles came from Maryland. My parents and John’s mom came over and catered (and worked on the house too!). Wow. This was no ordinary family gathering. This was a work party of epic proportions. The ten of us put in baseboard moldings. We demolished the cabinets [...]
Read more →We made cookies!!! Shauna likes chocolate too. Can you tell we’re sisters? The watching. The waiting. Done! The love.
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