I read a really great article today on SimpleMom.com about routine. It really challenged me. When Jude was born, I knew that I wanted to have him on a schedule – a routine, really. And because he was in the NICU for so long, they really helped to establish that routine. We (and Jude too) […]

Today was momentous for us in the Shingleton family. It was the first time that Jude has gone to the church nursery instead of just coming with us to Sunday school and “big church” (aka, the service). Because Jude was born 7 weeks premature, as well as the fact that he arrived at the very […]

Simon and I enjoy watching stuff on HGTV, particularly House Hunters, where they follow a couple and their realtor as they check out three potential homes, and then decide which one they want to buy (always the third one, btw). Then, at the end of the show, the inevitably awkward couple who are very aware […]

Mmmm, so remember that Martha Stewart Cookies book I received for my birthday? It was taken out for a test drive today. Because really, there’s nothing better to do on a day  of nervous energy when you’re waiting to see if the counter offer you sent to the homeseller of the new house you’d like […]