The Henderson Family Chronicles

I've known I needed to write this post for a while now. I've tried to write it, then I crumple it, throw it in the trash, and walk away. If it was less important I'd just forget about it, but I need it for me, if not now then in a few years. And I need to say it so that I can process it, and I need YOU to know, so that you you know it's ok to talk about it, but when someone asks you, you know what to say. When someone asks you what, you say? Sigh. It's "that" question - You know...the one about babies. Is Maren Pregnant? Are they planning on cracking out another baby or what? Why do they only have two kids? Aren't they ever going to have any more kids? For a long time I haven't known the answer to any of those questions either. It just never seemed to happen. We even tried Clomid. Then on top of THOSE questions were all the questions about why my body was so fruity - my periods so out of whack, hormones all over the chart...and nothing...

I was just reading back on my early early blog posts, from before we bought the house through Em's first birthday. I noticed a few things: 1) I was pretty happy and cheerful. I think it was because my house stayed cleaner.... 2) I took a lot of pictures. I should take some again, I have virtually no pictures of my kids, and they are HUGE. I don't think I've ever even posted a pic of Em's short hair. 3) I started making comments about Em being a sassy pants LONG before she was even born. :) Glad I was observant enough to call that one. Nothing's changed there! So. Updates....My job at David's Bridal lasted until Mid to late January. I just didn't have a way to work THEIR schedule. I would tell them I could NOT work on a certain day, and they'd schedule me for THAT day, and say sorry when I'd say that I could work ANY day but that day. Finally one day I couldn't get a sitter, and I was going to have to cancel plans I'd had in place for 2 m...

Be sure to read the post below, it's far more interesting than this. As mentioned below, I have some monies burning a hole in my pocket. It's my monies, for me to spend on me, whatever I want. But that's a lot of pressure for someone indecisive. I'd like your thoughts, so here are my options: 1) Books. Like 14 of them, of all sorts. Fiction, writing, sewing, gardening...A lot of books. Yay!!!! 2) Bike - I sold my mountain bike last summer, with plans to buy a cruiser. A pretty one! 3) Clothes, like a whole wardrobe. I have never done this, but if I combine the right deals I could get about 4 pants/capris, 2 skirts, and 6-8 mix and match tops, all new and not on clearance...and I wear the same tops all year round, I am not a long-sleeve person...But there is the highly unlikely chance that I'd get pregnant, or lose weight, and clothes would get packed away. Andrew sees the least value in this plan. 4) Wood and supplies to build loft beds, closet organizers, desk...

Shhh, don't tell how bad I am doing at blogging!!! I have a list of things to blog about, like how my sewing business is going, how just days after my big update post I quit at David's Bridal. About Andrew's New new job, (the one he just got at the hospital in town!!), about his new calling, or my new extra calling. About how we almost bought a trailer, but didn't. About how I have some monies burning a hole in my pocket, and I can't decide what to do with it (Hmm, I may come back to that today...) About my goals for the year. About my hormones...well, maybe you DON'T want to hear about that...About Em's swim lessons, and Nate's karate, and Andrew's Karate, and choir, and.... I'm not here to blog about any of that. 'Cause I have a cold. And a fozzy brain. And I don't want to think that hard. Instead we'll play a game. Today I was wandering around friends blogs and discovered that I haven't read them very carefully lately (proba...

co·nun·drum    /kəˈnəndrəm/ Noun A confusing and difficult problem or question. A question asked for amusement, typically one with a pun in its answer; a riddle. Synonyms riddle - puzzle - enigma - mystery I've said it before, I've puzzled over it before.Our family schedule is different that ANYONE else's. Or NEARLY anyone else's. Andrew works 6pm to 6am, normally arriving at home around 7am. Because they are 12 hour shifts, he only works 3 nights a week. Every week he works different nights. Sometimes it's Tues/Wed/Thurs, sometimes it's Sun/Wed/Thurs. You name it, it could be anything, and just when I think there is a pattern, it changes.  Sometimes after working a night shift, he is able to bounce back to a regular schedule of sleep, sometimes it takes 3 days to get back on track. Sometimes he just settles for a stay-up-till-3am-sleep-till-nearly-noon plan. But it's never the same, or predictable.  Because he works 3 nig...

In honor of our tenth anniversary this week: Just read this article... I think I disagree with most of it. If the only thing your children see in your marriage is gushy sweet stuff, they'll have no idea what a real marriage is. Real marriage is about disagreeing AND working it out. It's fighting AND forgiving. if all they see is the good they'll be awfully sad and confused when they get married. They'll feel like failures, and like their marriage is doomed because they'll have NO idea that their parents fought and made up, disagreed and accepted, and compromised. I'm not condoning screaming matches in front of the kids, but let them see you frustrated, let them see you work it out. They'll learn how to apologize, they'll learn about healthy relationships. But that's just my two bits. I also believe that the worst marriage advice ever given is to "never go to bed mad". But that's a story for another day.

It's not really important, but because it will be fascinating to look back at later, I record a list of my current favorite songs (with the potential to be added to over the next week or so): Cupid - Daniel Powter Some Nights - Fun. Everybody Talks - Neon Trees Home - Phillip Phillips Ho Hey - The Lumineers The A Team - Ed Sheeran 50 Ways to Say Goodbye - Train Landslide - Any Version: Fleetwood Mac, Dixie Chicks, Glee Does the Journey Seem Long - Mormon Tab Safe and Sound - Taylor Swift It's Time - Imagine Dragons Wanted - Hunter Hayes  (OMGolly, he is such a cute little boy!!!!) Hall of Fame - The Script and Will.i.am  - Watch the Video!!! Feel Again - OneRepublic As Long as You Love Me - Biebs (I know, I know - But listen to the words, especially in the chorus!!!)