RickandSusanna

Christmas day came and went. No more crazy din of 10 cousins laughing, crying, chattering and play fighting. Though loved ones near and far have all gone home, memories were made and will be in our hearts always! Here is a small glimpse of our Christmas this year! Cousin love: Michaela, Ellie, Micah and Abby [...]

Happy Kidos finally with Grandma and Grandpa Rose in Atlanta “When there is a diem that absolutely must be carped, reach for a cup of Tazo Awake.” So I read on the package or Starbucks Awake tea this morning and got a chuckle since I am still exhausted from our 24 hour drive from Brooklyn [...]

…We’ll be riding to Atlanta (or so Micah thinks!:) And we’re leaving now! Next time you hear from me, it will be from the South! Until then, Au revoir!

I wanted to blog this morning but couldn’t think of anything to post about. Then I thought I’d show what feels to me like the drastic hair cut I got Saturday…a bob-type cut. It may be hard to tell in these pictures since I am wearing a turtle neck but the cut ends just below [...]

Micah had to see Santa this year so we took him to the 34th Street Macy’s…the look on his face when he saw St. Nick? Priceless! Making the gingerbread house with daddy… * * * * * To cap off this post, A cute story that warmed this mother’s heart last night… I made spaghetti [...]

So we went to Grandpa Tony’s farm Saturday and cut down our own tree! It is a beauty…perfect…and though it was an awful day to be outside, we managed and were glad for the experience as well as the chance to get into the countryside for a few hours! La Belly!:) I’m basically 20 weeks [...]

Micah has a large basket of plastic animals and a budding imagination. He’ll hold long conversations in his bedroom between the animals and when I can, I listen. Today, I heard this little exchange going on between two animals: “I’m an animal.” “So am I!” “You’re an animal too?” “Yes, I’m an animal!” Something about [...]

Sometimes when I am having a hard day of parenting, I think about a woman I used to work for named “Diane.” She has increasingly become a hero of mine and for a long time now, I have wanted to tell her story and how I became involved in it… Diane and her husband struggled [...]

Today, I am thankful for the ordinary things in life. I am thankful we have friends visiting us so we do not have to spend Thanksgiving alone. I am thankful for things like banging around as a family, the chance to sit alone with my husband (sans kidos) and have his arm around me, cuddling [...]

Yesterday I finished the day proud of my son for so many reasons: he picked a few dozen crayons up with out any argument after coloring, he happily set the table all by himself before dinner, eagerly invited Ellie to play with him several times, said “I love you” to me on 7th avenue just [...]