When Christmas rolls around, here in the Schrock household we take it all very seriously. The day after Thanksgiving, or as close as we can get to it, we put up the tree and load it with lights. After almost seven years of marriage we have a nice, little collection of unbreakable, homemade-looking ornaments with [...]
Archive for the ‘Kids’ Category
Caught in the Cookie Jar
Posted in Homelife, Kids on December 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Do you feel ignored?
Posted in Anna, Joshua, tagged Kids, sleep on November 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday, our sweet children were supposed to be taking a nap, but as children sometimes don’t–they weren’t. Barrett was fast asleep, but Joshua and Anna were talking and playing.
I asked each of them why they weren’t laying down and being quiet as we had told them to do. Joshua’s response was typical: “I don’t know.” [...]
Appendages…
Posted in Homelife, Kids on November 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When our children are born most of us count the toes, the fingers, the arms, the legs, and are typically relieved when we discover that all attachments are present and accounted for. As present as those appendages are, sometimes they suffer a setback. A few weeks ago, I posted a brief note telling of a [...]
D.I.Y
Posted in Homelife, Kids on November 10, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday, we woke up and found the dishwasher hadn’t been run. We thought for sure we had started it, but it seemed we were wrong. So, we put more soap in and started it again. This time, when the cycle ended, we found the untouched soap packet and dry dishes with food remnants cooked to [...]
Happy Birthday, Beautiful
Posted in Anna, Kids on November 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Our Anna is so great. When she was born it was clear she was going to be a blessing. She was quiet. So, so quiet. And her large, brown eyes and dark length of hair melted our hearts. Quite frankly, she took our breath away. I remember when Tim and I were first married, I wanted [...]
Survivor: Indiana
Posted in Homelife, Kids on October 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I am proud to say I haven’t been voted off the island yet. Actually, I don’t anticipate being voted off for another 10 years or so, by which time I will have more firmly entrenched myself amongst my allies (still figuring out who they may be). Today, however, I feel as if I’ve been through [...]
Big Red Sock
Posted in Kids on October 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Well, it has happened. Miraculously, we have made it through 7 1/2 yrs. of child-rearing with nary a doctor visit. We do the well-baby stuff and checkups. Once, our kiddos had a cough that made us cringe so we trooped into our pediatricians office with our then-2-year-old and 10-month-old. That was 3 1/2 years ago. [...]
Full Speed Ahead
Posted in Homelife, Kids on September 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There’s nothing quite like seeing your children growing in visible and tangible ways. Most growth happens gradually, in subtle, unseen ways. But other changes occur with all the subtlety of a tractor-trailer lumering through your livingroom. Or over the lunch table in this instance.
It’s a Sunday afternoon and we’re sitting around our dinner table enjoying [...]
