motherhood – Page 3 – Cherie Mask

family photography, motherhood

don’t worry, he’s just fine. it’s his mom that’s the basket case.

August 6, 2008 7 Comments

yes. that's me.

basket.

case.

can't sleep. suffering from "paranoid mom afraid to turn her child over to the world" syndrome.

all because he starts kindergarten tomorrow.

repeat to self: take it easy, trust, and continue to teach him. and stop thinking he'll come home with tattoos and a full knowledge of reproduction, would you? 😉

i know i promised a little re-cap of aspen grove. i have so many good things to say about it. still need to gather my thoughts about it though. for now, here's a quick picture show for fun.

the view from the car on the drive to utah

and the view from the car on the way home

off to go tuck my little frenzied mind into bed!

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confessions of new flag owner

July 2, 2008 4 Comments

today i bought a flag. a united states flag. a beautiful old glory.

but i'm embarrassed. all too embarrassed to admit that this is the very first flag that we have ever owned, besides a little tiny one, since we've been married. (and that the wrinkles wouldn't come out even after trying to iron it!) do we have a spanish flag? of course. do we have an argentine flag? definitely. do we even have a catalunyan (barcelona) flag? why yes!

but we've never had or flown a flag from this great country of ours. our own country. today i ended that. and repented for not taking the time to show my children the importance of this great flag, it's history, and my love for it. silly, silly me!

this morning i proudly hoisted the colors with dallin and ella looking on. they were so giddy! and so was i. my heart swelled with gratitude as i told them about those that gave our lives for our freedom and what it means to be free. i told them about places in this world where people weren't free. and dallin with a concerned look on his face said, "mom, we should pray for them!"

yes. exactly. i loved hearing those words from him. and i loved knowing that we will never be a "flagless" family again! :)

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another confirmation of why i never go to the store.

June 19, 2008 3 Comments

seems like everyone around here is always complaining, "you need to go the store, mom!" or "when's the last time you went shopping, cherie?"

and usually i grimace and say, "i know. i know. i really do need to go, don't i?"

well, there are many reasons for my disdain for shopping. but after today, i am once again reminded of why…why i would rather stick toothpicks up my nose than go to any store with the whole clan in tow.

i won't go into the details of what happened today. suffice it to say that you know it's bad when you are the only people in the hardware store and you hear an employee not so subtly exclaim to her co-worker across the aisle, "are those the kids you're talking about?"

yeah, don't count on me going to the store again anytime soon. 🙂

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the time has come.

May 13, 2008 3 Comments

yes, i guess it's time. unfortunately. today dallin asked me for a piece of tape. i asked why. he said he needed to put something on his bedroom door. and there it is. a "no ella" sign. *sigh* i knew it would happen. i wonder when the "no mom & dad" sign will appear. hopefully never.

in other news, lots of stuff happening here at our house. we are hunkering down and finally making some necessary progress for the well-being of all. lincoln will be sleeping unassisted through the night and ella will be doing her business in the proper location. 😉 we will be victorious. oh yes, we will!

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“D”

May 7, 2008 6 Comments

just thinking about this cute kid and how much he has changed this past year. not only physically but mentally. he really is sharp as a tack. and i LOVE watching his little mind work. sometimes it's just amazing to sit back and say, "that's my boy!"

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making changes

November 26, 2007 5 Comments

drat! it’s going to be a tough week around here. it is time to make some changes with the little man’s sleeping habits or lack thereof. i’ve pretty much let him dictate things so i could hang on to my sanity, but in reality that hasn’t really helped. i was religious about babywise with dallin. with ella, she just likes her sleep so we’ve never had problems there. but with lincoln…well…his gassiness/fussiness means he sleeps about 15-30 minutes at a time and only while i’m holding him. not good. and nighttime isn’t that great either.
so, this mama is trying to buckle down and create a schedule. sometimes that word makes me shudder. i’ve never been good at schedules. i love them, yet my nature is such that if i can’t stick too it i’d rather not even have one. then i won’t feel like i’ve failed at something. how dumb is that? stinking weaknesses. 😉

so wish me luck. or sleep. or tough skin. or something like that.

happy monday!