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Rama
Have I told you about our new puppy, Rama?
From Rama
He’s not so “new” any longer, we’ve had him for 2 months now, but that explains one of the reasons why I haven’t had much time to update this blog. We’ve had a new baby in the house. That and a lot [...]
Focus/Refocus
As I came out of the shock of what was happening in Japan, New Zealand, the Middle East, the attacks on democracy within our own borders, I needed to find a way to to be more centered and grounded in the world around me, refocusing my attention back on my family. So I picked [...]
The “Big Trip”
Every year, my family gathers somewhere and spends a week together. My mom and dad, my brother, his wife and four daughters, and my household. It’s the annual “Johnson Family” vacation tradition and I love it. This year I requested, and everyone agreed, for us to vacation somewhere with snow so that [...]
I owe ya
In the past three weeks:
Our family drive from Texas to south Lake Tahoe, with a stop at the Grand Canyon and Vegas for Christmas.
Our family played for a week in a foot of snow in Tahoe, falling madly in live with the place.
Our family drove home from Tahoe. We were [...]
4 years young
Exactly four years ago from this very moment I had my first glimpse of the little boys who would forever change my life, forever change me.
After a birthday party surrounded by family, I am overcome with joyful emotion, tears gliding down my cheeks as I consider who Forest and Logan are as individuals [...]
Birthday Count Down
Today is the beginning of a crazy few days ahead. The boys turn four years old on Sunday and both mine and Brad’s parents are flying in from the west coast to celebrate with us. A whirlwind of families, dinners, presents, ice cream cake and otherwise spoiling two wonderful little boys with lots [...]
Almost Four
The boys turn four years old in less then a week and I just had to make time to write down some of their recent accomplishments.
Logan is talking in rhymes. They aren’t always real words, but he’s finally got the concept so he’ll go whole days where he tries to rhyme his words constantly. It’s [...]
The Box Guys Part 2
Today I’m thankful for the amazing imaginations of little ones and the ability to laugh so hard I cried.
