Stephanie

January 24, 2010

  • Pink is our signature color

    By Stephanie
    I wanted to write out of the ordinary about our very extraordinary Megan (you- or rather y'all- also know her as Fried Okra). (…)

December 31, 2009

  • Reduce, Reuse, Resolve

    By Stephanie
    Every December 31st without fail I have certain goals in my head- resolutions for the New Year to come. And almost always they are great things to aspire to, but not always reasonable. (…)

December 25, 2009

  • Merry Christmas From The Parents

    From Megan: Fried Okra Santa Letter 2009
    From Michael: Your Name Here Guide To Life The Miracle of Multitasking

    From Kelly: Love Well The Christmas Cookies Made Us Late
    From Beck: Frog And Toad Are Still Friends Now Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding
    From Rachel: Grasping for Objectivity in my Subjective Life The Ghosts of Christmases Past
    From Cassie: Cassie Boorn Merry Christmas To All And All A Good Night
    From Stephanie: Adventures In Babywearing Or is it the baby Jesus glow? (…)

December 12, 2009

October 11, 2009

  • It's there.

    By Stephanie
    I was talking to a friend, sharing a certain experience and trying to grow through my feelings, about the letting go of past hurts, past circumstances. (…)

October 2, 2009

August 2, 2009

  • It Could Happen To You

    By Stephanie
    A very dear friend of mine shares her experience living one of a Mother's worst nightmares. I encourage you to read, and then respond to her simple request. (…)

July 4, 2009

  • Spangled

    By Stephanie
    Here's an oldie but goodie. Happy 4th!

    Noah had his first sleepover at our house the other night. (…)

June 27, 2009

  • Gulp!

    By Stephanie
    So, the other day Gray swallowed a penny. Darn it if I thought I'd get to bypass this milestone. (…)

May 24, 2009

  • Oh The Places They'll Go

    By Stephanie
    In just about a week or so, school will be out. We don't have any plans- ANY PLANS- for the entire summer.
    I predict that our backyard will be filled with cowboys and Clone Troopers. (…)

May 10, 2009

  • The Mother Of All Mother's Days

    By Stephanie
    (I wrote this post last year as I was expecting my fourth child, my first girl.)
    Stephanie is having a girl. I will have a daughter.
    I think I'm still in shock, to be honest. (…)

April 12, 2009

  • Not The Easter Picture I Planned

    By Stephanie

    It's not that we think dyeing eggs or candy-filled Easter baskets are wrong. It just isn't a tradition we've really done with our boys. (…)

January 26, 2009

  • More Time For Naps

    By Stephanie
    My Christmas tree is still up.
    I do have a goal to take it down this week. Maybe even today. For real. (…)

January 18, 2009

  • Once Upon A Time

    By Stephanie
    I've asked Kim from Prairie Mama to guest post today. She has one of those blogs where I stepped into her words and then wanted to read everything she's written.
    Enjoy. (…)

January 11, 2009

  • New Life

    By Stephanie
    Today was Gretchen's day to post, but she has a very good reason to take the day off- oh, say 6 lbs and some sweet little fingers and toes of a good reason- as she just gave birth to her new baby son Archie. (…)

December 31, 2008

  • Pretty Good Year

    By Stephanie
    In just a few hours this year comes to a close. It was a pretty good year for me. I was pregnant for most of it and then birthed my first daughter. I made friends and lost some friends. (…)

December 21, 2008

  • No More Bad Guy

    By Stephanie
    So, this is Christmas. Christmas break, that is.
    It's negative 5 degrees outside right now and I'm not going anywhere. (…)

December 14, 2008

  • What Are You Doing New Year's?

    By Stephanie
    Every December 31st without fail I have certain goals in my head- resolutions for the New Year to come. And almost always they are great things to aspire to, but not always reasonable. (…)

November 28, 2008

November 25, 2008

  • Thank Full

    By Stephanie
    For most Americans this Thursday is the big day of scrambling to visit family and eat lots of food you normally only eat on this special occasion. (…)

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