A Firefighter's Wife

The other night, Ricky was working and I was alone with the kids.  We had a great day – playing with Play-Doh, doing bubbles outside, and just having fun in general.  We went to the local school and played on the playgrounds.  For the first time, in a long time, life felt normal again.  Des [...]

My sweet ladybugs,
You girls turned 8 months last weekend.  And like always, Momma’s a bit behind on posting your monthly letter.  Forgive me, but life here is chaotic.  Hopefully it won’t be so crazy by the time you can read this.
My girls, this past month with you has been so much fun.  It really feels [...]

The kids and I all have bronchitis.
It’s seriously like we can’t catch a break on the sick train over here.  And of course, we all don’t get it at the same time, so the kids and I are house bound for weeks because someone’s sick and we don’t want to risk infecting anyone else.  And [...]

Des,
You turned 29 months yesterday.  29.  That sounds so old, but when I say he’s almost 2 and a half, I realize it’s not.
My boy, you are super sick right now.  You have bronchitis.  You got sick at the end of last week, and by Tuesday, were still sick and running high fevers (102-103).  So [...]

After a lot of talking and thinking, Ricky and I have decided that we’re done having kids.
And since we’ve made that decision, I’ve kind of been grieving.
Don’t get me wrong. I know that we’re making the best decision for our family.  I know that we cannot financially afford another child.  We can’t afford to move [...]