This blog is the story of life as I went from a world traveling pastors wife to a home-schooling mom of 4.

More pictures from now on!

By Jen | July 6, 2007 | 2 Comments

Hello everyone!  I was just looking at my sister’s blog and was inspired and motivated to start posting more pictures.  I was talking with Justin and thought about doing a Flicker account where I post a new picture everyday, but decided against it as one blog is enough for me.  I already have to keep up with Myspace too!  I don’t want too much on my plate!  I was worried that people would be overwhelmed with something new on my blog everyday.  Maybe some will, but too bad!  If you are lame like me and check other people’s blogs every day in hopes that they wrote something new, you will appreciate my desire to “blog” a bit more.  So a picture from today???  Shoot.  Maybe I will start that tomorrow!  In the meantime, I will catch you up with some of my favorite pictures from the last couple weeks! Justin…

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Another Bad Haircut

By Jen | July 5, 2007 | 2 Comments

Can you even believe it?!?  I can’t.  I mean for goodness sakes….I live in Paris, France and cannot get a decent haircut!  Paris, France!!!!  This will be the fifth AND FINAL haircut I get in Paris.  Geez!  It really isn’t that bad.  I mean, not even close to how bad it was when the silly American man cut it into a disgustingly ugly short cut that turned mullet within a couple weeks.  I straight ironed my hair the other day (with this new cut) and checked the back and I couldn’t believe my eyes.  It was completely uneven in the back.  I am talking, long chunks just chillin’ on my neck.  This is not ok.  So here I am, once again, wearing my hair up all the time.  Can’t a girl just wear her hair down once in a while?  Nicole…I am looking forward to one of your amazing haircuts…

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Ice, Ice, Baby…..do do do do do do do do.

By Jen | June 27, 2007 | 4 Comments

Tonight we went to an AMAZING Moroccan restaurant!  Seriously, if any of you come to Paris, you must ask Justin (not me because i am horrible at directions) where exactly this amazing restaurant is!  Jill, if you are reading this, we are going there when you and Sean get here!  SERIOUSLY DELISH and a great atmosphere!!! On to why I am posting this.  Maisie was really hungry on our way home from the delish restaurant and started to get really fussy.  For some reason Justin doesn’t know ANY little kid songs.  I don’t think his family was into musicals and nerdy song things like mine was…no offense mom, it was nerdy.  But fun!!!!!  After trying to entertain Maisie with one of my childhood favorites…something about a king with a big nose ring…I decided to bust out a little Vanilla Ice so Justin could join in.  Somehow I sitll have most…

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A New Look and Good Friends

By Jen | June 24, 2007 | 3 Comments

That’s right. I have a new look. Justin spent part of his day making my blog look more sophisticated and not so teeny bopper. Now that I am a mother, I need to act like it. Not really. I was just ready for a change. Anyways, enough of that! I had a great time tonight with our friends who are on vacation from the states! They are long time family friends who we sort of lost touch with for a bit. They mean SO much to me because they are people who were friends with my mom and dad when they were still married. Not many people know my dad (that I know) so it was just sort of cool. Makes me miss my dad! Pat is one of the people who was here and she just cracked me up!!! Not only was she hysterical (totally reminded me of my…

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baby pain

By Jen | June 21, 2007 | 4 Comments

Last night was hideous. I don’t really mind the lack of sleep, but it drives me crazy when Maisie is in pain. I think she may be teething. Before her last feed we laid on my bed and chatted about our day. It was a sweet little time…until she burst out screaming high pitch screams. She refused to eat and would have nothing to do with anything, except the mirror in the bathroom. It is literally the ONLY thing that calmed her down. If I would walk out the bathroom the screams would begin. So I spent about two hours last night in the bathroom in front of the mirror with a crying (on and off) baby. I finally called my mom to pray and called my sister for some practical advice. Maisie finally ate and passed out from the numbness of her gums and the drugs flowing through her…

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