Twice Blessed Life

Yesterday was the Great American Backyard Campout.

We decided to pack up the twins and our tent, and a carload of other things that one would need for one night’s worth of camping, (Yes, Mike, we really DO need that mountain of stuff!) and headed off to a local botanical garden that was hosting the event.

Thankfully [...]

Yep, we’re still having difficulties with the people down below us.

While they expect us to tiptoe around like timid mice, they bang and slam and crash with impunity. I often hear their dog howling at the noise they make, like the hound of the Baskervilles.

Our apartment literally vibrates everytime they slam out of their apartment [...]

It occurred to me yesterday that I could almost measure the girls’ developmental progress by the size of the apples they eat.

WAY way back in the early days, when they couldn’t even walk yet, they ate babyfood applesauce - ultra pureed.

Then we moved on to regular applesauce by the time they walked.

By the time their [...]

…about 17 pounds worth.

That’s how much we picked last weekend when we went to Terhune Orchards up in Princeton.

They’ve got cute little trees so we don’t need ladders, and plenty of boughs were close to the ground so the girls could pick cherries, too.

We all picked and picked and picked…

We had so much fun that [...]

Apparently there is such a thing as being too helpful when it comes to toddlers. 

Zanna was busily eating her “yummy yogurt” that I liberally spike with some green vegetable powder, when she got a bit too enthusiastic and accidentally splattered some on the table.

My husband, being the helpful sort, thoughtfully scooped up the splatter with [...]

I have an alarm clock.  Her name is Halle.  Every morning at approx. 5:45am she wakes up. 

And then she wakes me up.

Loudly.

I think a rooster would be quieter.  She screeches to play with her toys, screeches to watch tv, and sometimes, she just screeches for the heck of it for no apparent reason.

I’ve tried coaxing [...]

Recently, we’ve gotten many queries wanting to know where we go to worship.  As the answer is intrinsically related to our twins, I’ll answer here in the blog instead of the FAQ.

First we tried attending service at our own church, the Unification Church.  However that is 40 minutes drive, one way, and once we get there, [...]