Something awful happened at the tail end of our California vacation last June. A near-miss so traumatizing that it's taken me six months to write about it. As the year is winding down, I'm looking back on all the fun stuff we did as a family, and this one memory is like a sharp little pain in the corner of my mind. It's my hope that sharing it now will help me move forward and let go of some of the guilt. Last June, my family took a road trip …
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Back to School – Snacks for Days!
Ahhh, the quiet solitude of a weekday morning in September. I'm not saying I don't love the chaos and noise of two sets of twins, because it does suit me just fine, but I think we were all ready for the first day of school! This year, I have children at two different schools! My older set of twins started 6th grade, so we officially have middle schoolers. Mallory started playing clarinet and joined the track team! Pablo is enjoying Lego …
Walmart to Go + Pablo’s Surgery!
I swear. You know, when I mentioned on Facebook that Pablo was having surgery, a friend of mine commented, "So when are they dedicating the Neiman wing at the hospital?" And it feels like we've just about financed that, after all the dang co-pays we've shelled out for this year! Yes, Pablo had minor surgery. He had a large bump on his finger for many months, just below the cuticle. It was starting to damage the nail bed, and it really …