Author: Gracie

Okay… livejournal is really on my last nerve. How’s a girl expected to blog about anything?! I don’t really want to leave this space, but with the little time I have to write and the frequency of just overall malfunctioning I’m experiencing here… well I just don’t know. It’s...

Here I am, 27 years old. I feel overwhelmed with gratitude for my life. I struggle now to find words...

I’m actually starting to remember the way this time of year feels… this dance we do around here. Everything in the garden starts to plump up and it starts coming in faster than we know how to handle. I fill baskets and big bowls with everything the garden offers...

One of the entries that disappeared on me over the past couple of weeks was Asa’s birthday post. I was so sad to have it vanish like that! So, I realize that we’re a good 3 weeks later, but it’s really never too late to celebrate one little boy’s...

Forgive my absence, I’ve been having a helluva time trying to update here. Something on my computer isn’t compatible anymore with livejournal, and my master tech person (Jeff) has yet to really investigate for me… I’ve written two entries only to have them completely vanish on me (which was...

We start the day with a visit from "Lady Asa". We laugh.

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We start the day really early, and with some art.

Vera was surprised by the present that was given to her by the family of the dog we watch sometimes. I called it a "funky monkey" and then she started calling...

I’m up early with Vera. The boys sleep for a good hour, so I putter around on the computer and have some coffee and crispy nuts with raisins.

Baby wakes up and we snuggle. Jeff goes back to bed for a...

Morning is a little rough for miss Vera. She’s grumpy and a little explosive, and so we take some time on the couch to relax and calm down. It works well!

We all have breakfast and head outside. I clean out...

Morning. Jeff is already gone to work, and Vera is pretending to be a kitten. We talk about how cats clean themselves, and she takes the conversation to heart. 

Breakfast. Vera wants to earn a sticker already, so I send her...