Hey friends – hope you’re doing well as the summer’s winding down. Did I just say that? Waaahhh. I’m trying not to think about that sad fact. But happy weekend anyway! School has already started in some parts of the country and it’s been a busy time around here too as we’re getting ready for…
Boy Who Cried Wolf
(The Boy Who Cried Wolf is a story about Hudson, our beloved six year old who just happens to have an extra chromosome.) They say when the cat’s away the mice will play. And last weekend I told you about my adventures in Whitefish Bay over July 4th weekend. While I was away at the wedding,…
Whitefish Bay Adventures, Lake Michigan
I spent July 4th weekend in beautiful Whitefish Bay, WI on Lake Michigan and just had to tell you all about it today. Beautiful sights you don’t want to miss! Hello my friends — and a very happy summer weekend to you wherever you may be. I can’t even believe August is already here, can you?…
Sunday Morning Breakfast Surprise
True story, happened last spring. Spring was in the air, and all over the country proud families gathered to celebrate their college graduates. My aunt rode six long hours to attend her granddaughter’s commencement in New England. The trip was long, but she was a great traveler, entertaining the rest of the family with tales,…
They Didn’t Know
If you’re new around here, you might not know that our littlest boy Hudson was born with a surprise diagnosis of Down syndrome in 2010. (Catch up on his birth story here: Can’t Buy This) We were told a lot of information, machine-gun-style in the hospital following Hudson’s birth: mostly what he couldn’t or wouldn’t be…
No Offense, But…
Are you acquainted with anyone who says No Offense, But… and then proceeds to royally offend you? I am. He lives at my house, measures about four feet high and inhales homemade chocolate chip cookies at an alarming rate. Just last week he says, “Mom, No Offense, But… the footprints in your sandals look more like…
Celebrating #23 in Portsmouth, NH
Hello my friends, wishing you a very happy July weekend wherever you may be. Hope you’re soaking in some rays and enjoying some rest and relax with your friends and family this summer. Filling you in today on a quick get-away Jon and I squeezed in a few weekends ago in June, celebrating our twenty-third anniversary in…
A Special Place In Heaven
Hello there my friends, I’m out of town for the long weekend. Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend celebrating with friends and family! And that you enjoy A Special Place in Heaven today. I lost a few tears writing it. allie XO If I had a $1 for every time someone said “There’s A Special…
Buried or Planted?
Charlie and I were planting carrot seeds in the garden again this past week and I was reminded of this piece Buried or Planted. Maybe a special someone out there needs this today. Wishing you a beautiful, peace-filled June weekend. XOXO allie Hello friends, and happy weekend. Even though I have a summer cold (bleh),…
Stalker
Hi friends and a very happy weekend to you! Just last Monday our family returned to the scene of the crime in Stalker: the lovely New Castle Beach in New Castle, NH. The following post recounts my little Hudson’s beach adventure last summer. (Hudson’s six now, has Down syndrome, the youngest of four boys.) We had such…
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