Our house is often in the 50s or low 60s this winter because the heat isn’t working really well and the windows are old. We are trying to combat the frigid temperatures by wearing lots of layers and starting the day out with the coziness that only breakfast by candlelight can provide. Laura loves snuggling…
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Moments
We reorganized the kids room and put the dollhouse up on the dresser in attempts to give them an out-of-baby reach place to play. They immediately set up a little farm. We had a friend come help with the kids the day after I dislocated my shoulder so Andrew could work. They made this cool…
Christmas 2018
We got home from our Boston trip on Monday December 17. Andrew jumped right back into work on Tuesday and by Thursday the stress of the last few months hit me hard. I was feeling super overwhelmed and a bit discouraged that Andrew was only going to take two days off for Christmas (instead of…
Dr. Jackson’s Graduation
Two weeks after Andrew traveled back for his dissertation defense, our whole family hopped on an airplane to attend his graduation. Actually on the way we stopped at a storehouse to buy 125lbs of wheat since it was the closest option to where we live now. We had a smooth trip and arrived Thursday evening…
12 Months Old
Dear Laura, You are absolutely a delight and a very determined little girl. Laura you really, really want to feed yourself. When faced with the choice of independence or a full stomach, you choose independence every time. The amazing thing is that after a few rough weeks, you have figured out how to use a…
Moments
We went to Savers and outfitted the kids for fall. I loved Nathan’s outfit and the big find on shoes. He was so excited to jump in his new clothes. We made a family project out of creating dividers for the kids clothes in their dresser drawer. They each get one drawer so we took…
Thanksgiving 2018
This Thanksgiving we have overwhelming feelings of gratitude. We are in awe that we made it to Connecticut and have a safe, beautiful space for our family to live (and a dishwasher!!!) with great neighbors. We are grateful that Andrew was able to finish his dissertation. We are grateful he has a good job here. …
Laura’s 1st Birthday!
It is surreal to think that Laura is already one! We celebrated with pancakes for dinner, ice cream cones for dessert, and a present from Grandma and Grandpa Jackson. We waited, of course, for Andrew to get home from work. Laura is absolutely her most happy when Andrew walks in the door. She jumped right…
Our First Few Weeks in Conneticut
Once we landed in Connecticut Andrew immediately got to work finishing his dissertation. He had a few days before it had to be submitted to his committee so they would have two weeks to look at it before his scheduled defense. The kids and I started unpacking and realized we needed more places to put things. I…
Moving to Conneticut
Our move to Connecticut felt a bit like a long, drawn out saga that ended as a quick surprise. As I was reviewing the year 2018 I wrote every few months, including January, that we had decided that Andrew would do a post-doc at Yale. The position had been mentioned sometime early 2017 when I…