Roma's Big Words
3 September 2010
Danielle has been working with Roma for quite some time now on her phonograms) to teach her how the alphabet...
Campus by the Sea
1 September 2010
One of the huge perks of being in California now… living only a few hours away from Campus by the...
Eric = 27
26 August 2010
Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband and the girls’ amazing papa!
We celebrated Eric’s 27th birthday a day early with decorations,...
Our beautiful girls
25 August 2010
A few of these pictures have been up on Facebook already. I just received the DVD of originals from...
Where has the summer gone?
23 August 2010
Ah, now, here it is nearing the end of August, and I am happily sorting through and uploading our many...
Wide awake.
5 August 2010
This is Roma at 8:00 a.m. The girl is usually up by 6:30 or 7 at the latest, but...
Can you see it?
28 July 2010
You’ll never guess what we’ve been doing the last two weeks.
Lots of relaxing…
Lots of driving…
Lots of swimming…
Lots of sunbathing…
Lots of...
Waterworks
6 July 2010
We love summer around here.
Especially when a day is spent with girlfriends.
And in the case of Nora, one...
A happy day
5 July 2010
Father’s Day was spent looking through binoculars and driving the trails in our truck.
What Papa wants, Papa gets....
June gloom? Where?
19 June 2010
After the first couple weeks in June, this summer can only get better.
Nora is now crawling, which means we...
Slideshow
19 June 2010
Quick, follow along as we show you what has gone down lately…
We sent another package to Uncle Rob in Afghanistan.
Lots...
One of those days
10 June 2010
It has been a rough week here at the Versluys house.
I am not inclined to revisit unpleasant episodes,...
Ladybug season
7 June 2010
I have no photos from our fun past three weeks (my birthday, sister’s graduation, Memorial weekend, etc.) to show you...
The weekend Mama left.
26 May 2010
This is what happens when you leave your innocent children with their uncle Ben. He manages to convince them...
May
24 May 2010
There’s several new photo galleries up, including our fun May Day picnic at the Lake Arrowhead Airport.
My friend...
ahhh....
20 May 2010
After weeks of waiting through the chilly spring weather for the season to act its age, we finally have sun...
My girl Roma
14 May 2010
With sunburned cheeks in her birthday dress from the Bom sisters, wearing new dress-up shoes from Oma and Grandpa.
She’s a...
That's right, she's two.
12 May 2010
Quincy figured out how to say “two” and hold up her first two fingers on her birthday. Today, when...
SPF 50
11 May 2010
We started off the weekend of the big girls’ birthday celebration (at San Onofre – more about that later) with...
Dum Dum Da Dum...
3 May 2010
My sister-in-law Annette is getting married in late July. The fact of which gave me a perfect reason...
Regroup
27 April 2010
We had a delightful weekend at the beach with family and friends, living it up and having a party for...
You live in a zoo
21 April 2010
My mom used to make my birthday cakes, and my way of giving back is to have my kids make...
Good Friday Parade
20 April 2010
I wasn’t kidding when I said we’ve been hanging out with the sibs a lot.
On Good Friday, several of the...
Relationships
19 April 2010
Lately we have had the pleasure of spending several afternoons and evenings with my younger brother and sister, their spouses,...
If you ain't Dutch, you ain't much.
10 April 2010
How cute are they?
This handsome couple is Eric’s Opa and Oma, Mom V.‘s parents Henry and Ann Otten. They...
Charlotte's legs
7 April 2010
It was late in the evening on Easter and my adorable niece Charlotte was overly tired, but she gave everyone...
The great egg hunt
7 April 2010
We headed out to the Lake Arrowhead Airport on Sunday to have lunch and commence the annual egg hunt. ...
Wrangling
7 April 2010
It was chilly and windy on Sunday, so we weren’t able to take photos of the girls in their dresses...
For my wife...
5 April 2010
Throughout the years
I cannot say
I’ve loved you more
Than I do today.
And when God says
We’ve reached the end
I will love you...
conflict resolution
5 April 2010
I won’t get any awards for “best dressed children”, that’s for sure, but at least my kids have an outlet...
More to see
31 March 2010
Check out the latest photo galleries…
My friend Kat came up to visit during a snow storm, bringing her niece Samantha...
I can see clearly now...
31 March 2010
Happy Early Birthday
28 March 2010
… to Kristen!
Roma’s godmother/my best friend Kristen came out for a long overdue visit a few weeks ago,...
Now you see them, now you don't.
27 March 2010
This is me with glasses. Brand new glasses from Lenscrafters.
Does it matter where I bought these glasses?
Why yes, it...
February photos
25 March 2010
I know March is nearly over, but I just posted the February photo gallery.
With the arrival of a new computer...
Valentine messages
24 March 2010
For St. Valentine’s Day, the girls opened a big package from Oma and Grandpa, who were watching via Skype. ...
A romantic Craftsman binge
23 March 2010
February marked the 5th anniversary of this lovely day, so Eric and I celebrated it with a weekend in San...
Me - 5. Best Buy - 0.
15 March 2010
Just a quick note to say that I will be back in posting form sometime soon, as I will be...
Wind and waves
9 March 2010
This is how we hang in Mexico.
Quincy’s only allowed to have her pacifier in bed, so she tends to choose...
Watch out, I bite back
5 March 2010
When spooked, I am not the screaming type. My gut instinct is usually to do a bit of arm-flapping...
in color
25 February 2010
This is Nora.
This is Nora with a big camera in her face.
When we went to Colorado for our third and...
Mug shots
23 February 2010
Thus far in 2010…
these three girls…
… have made a lot of silly faces.
And then there was the notorious pink hair...
What, no midnight snack?
11 February 2010
Nora slept through the night, and is down again for her morning nap. I’m not quite sure what to...
dire strait jackets
9 February 2010
This is the view outside our window.
This is the view inside our house.
Every day it seems like, as soon as...
Slammed
20 January 2010
California is in the middle of a storm described as “epic” and of “biblical proportions”. Right now all of...
Spilled
19 January 2010
Memo to me: when planning a surprise, it’s not the “keeping the secret” part that you have to worry about,...
First Lieutenant Uncle Rob
18 January 2010
Two weeks ago, we packed up the girls and headed south to Camp Pendleton to attend Robert Christian’s promotion to...
A Colorado Christmas
13 January 2010
This is for Aunt Lori Jonker, who admittedly doesn’t read all my posts, but “looks at pictures”.
First up, the gallery...
Versluys County Hospital Stats
4 January 2010
What started off as a necessary yet not unpleasant drive to bring our new Yukon home became the trip I...
2009's big finale
1 January 2010
A blue moon shines down on the snowy landscape outside my window. The blue moon isn’t actually blue in color;...
Holiday highlights
22 December 2009
I have traded the clamoring voices of hungry children for the warm chatter of busy hairdressers. Thanks to my...
Click. Print. Ship.
14 December 2009
Every year, I give books to my parents. And Eric’s parents. Books that cost a whole lot more than...
Need. A. Housekeeper.
30 November 2009
My kitchen is a disaster.
My children are so tired; I let them fall where they will.
After a Thanksgiving weekend...
Dear Nora,
20 November 2009
I want a cheeseburger.
Love,
Mama
Gohan
16 November 2009
Rice.
Potatoes.
Squash.
Pears.
Turkey.
Salt and pepper.
Water.
More rice.
That’s all I get to eat until we figure out what exactly in my diet is causing...
Yawn.
6 November 2009
Nora’s tired.
I’m tired.
Maybe I would sleep too if I had an adorable carrot hat/mitten combo from Aunt Nettie. ...
Photo Overload
2 November 2009
A raft of photos are now posted in the galleries!
I separated out more of the photos than normal, because there...
Happy Reformation Day!
31 October 2009
Smiling Nora wishing everyone a happy October 31st.
Nora, meet Charlotte
26 October 2009
Cutest cousins ever.
Nora (on the right) looks slightly bigger than Charlotte because of her three week headstart, but...
Happy Nora, not so happy Quincy
23 October 2009
In this new era of our daughter trifecta, Roma, Quincy and I try to do “big girl” activities throughout the...
Autumn is here
21 October 2009
Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on if you have a Facebook account and are one of my friends), most of my...
Charlie!
19 October 2009
She’s here.
Miss Charlotte Sophia has arrived. Much to her mother’s relief, I’m sure.
She was born on Friday...
three kids on a plane
15 October 2009
Ah, Colorado winters.
The couple inches of snow that fell in Loveland while Boulder or Fort Collins got a...
Fleeing the Flames
9 October 2009
The fire that threatened Wrightwood is nearly fully contained, leaving behind charred ground along what used to be a beautiful...
Nora: Week One
5 October 2009
Check out those feet. I hadn’t looked at her feet before she was printed and swaddled, so when I...
Birth Revisited
3 October 2009
A week has passed since Nora’s arrival. I apologize for the long period between posts, but this is the...
Happy Birthday Nora!
27 September 2009
From the video page you can download the original file (right side, scroll down) and burn it to DVD. ...
Introducing Nora Jayne
27 September 2009
The fifth member of our traveling circus troupe has finally arrived! Nora Jayne was born Saturday morning at 3:19...
My Little Storm
24 September 2009
My dear mother-in-law brought something to my attention this morning (on Facebook no less…):
Bizarre.
There’s a tropical storm named...
Still no baby
19 September 2009
Sorry, this isn’t THE post.
The one with pictures of a red squalling bundle and two exhausted parents.
No, this...
Time to upgrade
18 September 2009
We have been on this blog site since February of 2007, over two and a half years. It was...
Little Green Men and Cookie Cows
16 September 2009
Our Labor Day was spent with the White family, looking for leprechaun poop.
Okay, so the story actually told is that...
The Lost Ranch
16 September 2009
With such charming children, it’s easy to get carried away.
Thus, there are multitudinous photos of aforementioned adorable girls in...
Somebody stop me
16 September 2009
I swear, I am going to break something.
Something keeps happening where I write a post, complete with photos, and the...
Whoa.
13 September 2009
According to Quincy, “whoa” is the word when observing a space shuttle landing. Accompanied by lots of pointing and...
Just a little bit longer
9 September 2009
Being laid up when I’m pregnant and have two little kids isn’t nearly as much fun as when I was...
Happy Birthday, E!
3 September 2009
Quite appropriately, I posted about Eric’s birthday today, on his sister Annette’s 23rd birthday. Eric and Nettie have birthdays...
26 Candles
3 September 2009
As I neared the end of last weekend’s spate of fresh posts, I was unable to devote a proper amount...
Don't jump the gun
31 August 2009
If only life was always as simple as a satisfying bowl of oatmeal in the morning. Some days it...
August
30 August 2009
There is a catch-all gallery for August, and it includes such photos as the cute one above where Roma is...
Floaties
30 August 2009
I told her to stay away from the brownies.
Sun Chips are safer.
Between the relaxing afternoons by the pool...
I hate to gloat, but...
28 August 2009
... how can I resist?
Yes, I realize it is creeping into the thumbnails on the right, but I wanted to...
Guerrilla fairies and grinning tank engines
28 August 2009
During our visit to the Zampedris, we were delighted to spend several days in a row visiting with (GREAT) Aunt...
Vs to the Zs
28 August 2009
Sadly, I don’t have all the photos from the epic Summer 2009 journey in the gallery for either our visit...
Thursday Night
20 August 2009
I’d like to follow up Eric’s minor obsession with posting JibJab videos with a “normal” post about our recent vacation...
The Charleston
18 August 2009
Danced by Moose and Nettie…
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Unnecessary Force
18 August 2009
Having fun…
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The Big Ballet Dance
18 August 2009
Katie and James Conrad… in town tonight only!
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Beyond Disturbing
17 August 2009
My sister-in-law Annette posted a loving tribute to Eric and I on her blog.
See the video here.
I must admit, I...
Notice
12 August 2009
Since I don’t want to overshadow the important anniversary (translation: the house is still a disaster and I haven’t sorted...
Another milestone
12 August 2009
4 years later, and we still feel the same way about each other.
And I’m still really in love with my...
On the beach
27 July 2009
Pictures from our delightful trip to Mexico with Nonna and the kids are now posted.
There are two galleries from Mexico...
Being productive. Or not.
24 July 2009
Well, this ramshackle little mountain house is ours.
Even after we signed the papers at escrow a couple weeks...
Painted Lady
14 July 2009
I’m probably going to get in a whole mess of trouble for posting this picture of Jojo.
Quincy and...
Wowzah!
9 July 2009
Ok, this is funny… Look at Mr. Sarkozy’s expression.
Fans Flock to Mourn California, 1849-2009
8 July 2009
LOS ANGELES – Millions of fans from around the globe gathered along Sunset Boulevard to pay final respects to...
Viewers beware
8 July 2009
The June photo gallery featuring our resident loonies is now available!
Papa's Day #4
8 July 2009
Note: Sorry about the oversized photos. I guess I didn’t rescale them enough, and I’m too lazy to fix...
E in WW
8 July 2009
In June, Aunt Nettie made a special trip out to California to visit us!
She took Roma to San...
May photos up
8 July 2009
New photo galleries from Roma and Eric’s trip to Michigan in May, and my birthday!
Paper plates until Friday
6 July 2009
At first glance today looked to be a leisurely Monday, with a slow morning of school “work” for Roma, piles...
Mr. and Mrs. White, College Grads
29 June 2009
In May, my little brother and his wife graduated from Chapman University. They really rubbed it in to those...
Mountain Mother's Day
29 June 2009
This is how I spent my Mother’s Day.
Hiking along the Pacific Crest Trail in the Angeles National Forest, practically in...
Bakersfield Weekend
29 June 2009
Over one of Eric’s numerous drill weekends in Colorado this spring, the girls and I spent a few fun days...
Bring out yer dead
29 June 2009
My lovely and talented sisters, Jayne and Jojo, contributed to their youth group’s May talent show with some interesting performances.
Jayne...
"I'm three!"
29 June 2009
That’s been Roma’s consistent conversation opener since her birthday on May 9.
Her birthday was kicked off by blowing out candles...
Blue Jays
23 June 2009
In this gallery Roma and Quincy are hanging out at the pool and in my folks’ yard, enjoying the aunt...
May Day gallery
23 June 2009
Another gallery from the day we found out Nora’s gender. There are photos of our latest baby V,...
Two for One
23 June 2009
Roma and Quincy celebrated their birthdays together with a big shindig featuring a Thomas cake for Roma and many friends...
Easter - the official report 2 months later
19 June 2009
Amidst blooming flowers and chirping birds, the Easter baskets emerge for their annual show.
Once again, Aunt Jannie (aided by...
April Action
14 June 2009
That’s my girl.
Fashion forward, that one.
Following the Australia and Easter hoopla, we enjoyed celebrating Ashley’s graduation from Pepperdine with an...
No Indians here.
14 June 2009
I never posted the photos of a fun hiking trip the girls and I took to Indian Canyons in Palm...
Here they come. Maybe.
14 June 2009
Whew. I finally have my FTP up and running (the thing that gets photos onto the website), but now...
Overcoming
28 May 2009
Do I have pictures? No.
But I have a war story.
Today, I bravely rescued my toddler from the clutches of a...
Hype
21 May 2009
This is not an Obama-bashing post. I personally prefer to keep politics off our blog unless they are related...
Switched
13 May 2009
We just changed servers, which has caused some sort of glitch in our blog. Naturally, I discovered this glitch...
Not now.
8 May 2009
I have several posts waiting in the wings, but since Oma just arrived hours ago from Colorado, I don’t know...
Louis and Marie
6 May 2009
I thought for a long time that one or two of our trees in the backyard were dead. No...
Bambine
2 May 2009
We return to photo-laced posts with the following gem:
Versluys girl number 3 – Nora Jayne at 19 weeks!
Yes, that would...
a few more
30 April 2009
1) My computer is finally fixed. I am picking it up tomorrow, and then it’s back to blog posts...
a few things
22 April 2009
Quincy is now walking like a champ.
I’m already allowing her to walk as much as possible throughout stores and outside,...
Selah
16 April 2009
I’m afraid I’m going to have to pause here for a bit.
My computer is in the shop, and while I...
Mel-buhn
16 April 2009
No, it’s not pronounced Melbourne like the Bourne Identity. The Aussies say Mel-buhn, because they just have that lazy...
Albury
16 April 2009
Continuing the Australian saga…
We left Wagga Wagga the morning after our delightful roo chase, and headed for Melbourne. On...
Wagga Wagga
10 April 2009
This is our trusty roo-chasing vehicle.
This is the band of intrepid roo seekers.
And this is one of the many annoyed...
Sydney Finale
10 April 2009
Well, the rest of the Americans arrived and spoiled all our fun. Because of them (including my three sisters...
Sydney, Part II
10 April 2009
If you want to read more about the primary purpose of our trip to Australia, check out the Survivors blog...
Rhubarb?
5 April 2009
My girls’ two lovely aunts, Katie and Keegan, both married women. But one of them has a new title…
You...
Sydney
5 April 2009
We arrived in Sydney at 7:00 in the morning on Saturday (after leaving on Thursday), so we had a full...
0606
5 April 2009
If you haven’t ever chased down a mob of roos in a 14 passenger van across dusty farm hills, you...
Hello Australia.
20 March 2009
We’re here.
We didn’t crash on an island.
We didn’t get much sleep on the airplane. Or at least Mama didn’t...
Where the koalas roam...
18 March 2009
Have I mentioned here that we are going to Australia tomorrow?
If not, so sorry.
I was roped into...
It wasn't a Friday, but it was the Thirteenth.
13 March 2009
Today is the day I met Eric four years ago, and to continue the story started in this post, I...
Free Concert
6 March 2009
Oma, now you have a visual to go with the memory of Roma serenading you over the phone last night.
It...
Empty tummies, funny faces
5 March 2009
Ignore the dusty empty lot behind them. I wanted to get the girls with the snow covered mountain framing...
Welcome, March!
3 March 2009
More of that squinty-eyed smile from Q-zilla. She was mirroring the entire family’s mood on Sunday as we barbecued...
Sí Señor...
3 March 2009
We spent the last few February days in Mexico with my family, wherein Roma indulged in sand play and s’mores...
I can only handle so many black and white films...
23 February 2009
My Disneyland post was a few days late because I came down with a heinous bug. Now, I’m not...
Down in the 'hood.
23 February 2009
A big shout-out goes to Jenn, my friend from back when I was single and dressed up to go to...
Carrot
21 February 2009
Uncle James, Carrot the snowman, and Roma.
She’s moved on from naming her “friends” Tortatilla. Everything, from her pawn in...
Luke
19 February 2009
Wow, I just love the power of the internet. When I think back to the days of letters by...
Sledding
18 February 2009
Our St. Valentine’s day at the sled hill, as promised.
AARGH.
17 February 2009
I uploaded a video of our Valentine’s Day sledding excursion to Vimeo, but after it was uploaded the system tells...
You know that snow?
17 February 2009
Proof that we got more snow this winter in California (thus far) than in 3 years in Loveland.
Exhibit A –...
Drink paraphernalia
16 February 2009
Okay, I am totally in love with this cool site.
Although the hard stuff may be off limits for the next...
Speaking of snow...
16 February 2009
It’s burying our house as we speak. Eric’s even home from work because he probably wouldn’t be able to...
Snow monsters
16 February 2009
One of my all-time favorite pictures of Roma and her uncles:
Rolling around in dirty snow never looked like so much...
Now you know
15 February 2009
I’m caught up with January photos, and even have some from February up!
Some of the highlights from the first part...
Happy Wow-You're-Hot-So-I'll-Take-A-Picture Day!
12 February 2009
While all you die-hard romantics are celebrating (or if a single romantic, sobbing through) Saint Valentine’s Day, Eric and I...
Liars
9 February 2009
What do you do when someone lies to you?
And I don’t mean a little lie that could be interpreted as...
135 and counting
2 February 2009
This is what happens when I leave the kids with Eric. And it doesn’t stop there – he usually...
Take that, NARAL.
30 January 2009
In case you hadn’t figured it out by the clues and the comments, the Versluys family is growing.
On...
response to a crisis
29 January 2009
50 points to the first person who names the goof wiping her nose in the background. And my apologies...
O, fallen man
28 January 2009
Roma has often warring influences in her young life: her uncles, and church. Sometimes she confuses the two as...
a New Year's Eve well spent
28 January 2009
If you weren’t living it up on New Year’s Eve 2008 with a glass of champagne in one hand and...
Christmas: the white album
26 January 2009
Christmas was another all-out affair again in 2008.
I honestly think that even if someone died right before Christmas, the...
Pint sized presents
26 January 2009
Would you believe this is a scene not from Denver, but from sunny California?
Soon after this photo was taken we...
Toilet Papered Shower
26 January 2009
Wow, this seems like old news, but I guess it just happened last month. Quite a lot has occurred...
Eric's gonna flip his lid.
4 January 2009
Or he would if he ever flipped his lid. I think I can count on oh, one finger, the...
Linus has a rival
24 December 2008
That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.
From shagalicious to Versluys-approved
19 December 2008
Our home the day before the demolition crews wreaked havoc:
Check out that carpet. As cute as this picture is,...
Wild Ride
19 December 2008
This is how we have felt for the past week. Hanging on for dear life.
I left the bathroom for...
Grandpa's name is...
19 December 2008
Toddler Roma trying to figure it out…
Sorry, Grandpa, we’ll explain it to her when she’s older.
This was taken back in...
The kitchen is a disaster area.
8 December 2008
I have paint in my hair.
And on my arms.
And I’m sure there are specks of white paint all...
Knott's Berry Farm
30 November 2008
We inhaled deeply and took the plunge.
Into the smoke-filled wonderland that is Knotts Berry Farm. Or at least...
Oma Week!
30 November 2008
Between pancakes, Play Doh and chocolate cake, the visit from Oma was quite the grand old time.
Roma found a small...
Silence
30 November 2008
Unfortunately for my dear mother-in-law, who visited our red house a week and a half ago, her visit has not...
Pilot Roma runs the x-ray machine
20 November 2008
Roma was treated to her own pair of plastic pilot’s wings in the Denver airport, which combined with the “Junior...
Crackers and pine needles
20 November 2008
There’s finally a November gallery up!
It chronicles our first few weeks of a new life in California, including (but not...
Headbangers
19 November 2008
Yeah, I have a pretty wild family.
Celebration
19 November 2008
Sweet Ethan is home with his parents, our friends Valerie and Craig, after 7 months in the hospital! What...
CIVILIZATION!!!
18 November 2008
I have internet! Yes, you read that right. I am finally able to do more than just read...
Cold toes
8 November 2008
Roma and I generally understand each other. It is sometimes a challenge to interpret her toddler speak but I...
Adios
7 November 2008
In the moving mayhem, I misplaced our camera cord somewhere in the multitude of boxes. I had already misplaced...
Foiled
7 November 2008
It’s quite unusual for me to be silent in such exciting times as these.
I’m referring to our recent move,...
The Great Rake Hunt
27 October 2008
Roma lost her rake.
Check out the great little dance she does between clapping for her Oma’s raking skills and jumping...
Hands in your pants?
25 October 2008
We said goodbye to a group of dear friends on Thursday, playing games and having a great time enjoying each...
Elephants and Penguins
25 October 2008
We went to the Denver zoo earlier this month, taking advantage of the fall free day. It’s a good...
Snowbird Pioneers
25 October 2008
I erred and didn’t really elaborate last time about our trip to Wrightwood, as I went off on that tangent....
Addict
17 October 2008
The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem.
Yes, it’s ice cream. No, I’m not in the...
You can't go wrong...
17 October 2008
... in Wrightwood!
Har, har.
Would you believe that Eric and I dropped that bomb of a punchline at the...
Onward and Upward
7 October 2008
This is the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, the next generation multi-role fighter being built for the Air Force,...
Trouble
1 October 2008
I’ve been watching the market crisis for the past week or so (as I’m sure the rest of you have...
Family Crest
28 September 2008
I made an interesting discovery this afternoon, a fellow Versluys had befriended me on Facebook and while looking through his...
Orange juice, sticky rice, and grace
25 September 2008
I need my photos! The standard protocol for family trip photos involves everyone with a camera copying their snaps...
Standoffs in Seattle
23 September 2008
In lieu of photos from Canada, all of which are conveniently located 1000 miles away on my dad’s computer until...
Happy Birthday!
20 September 2008
My little sister’s not so little anymore – Katie is now 19!
I wonder how my parents feel now...
O... I'm not going to use that cliché.
14 September 2008
I finally can post using the first wireless access of our trip. But I’m also typing on my awkward iPhone...
Not to diss SAHMs or anything...
4 September 2008
I’ve read articles defending Sarah Palin’s decision to seek the Vice Presidency, and others condemning her for “abandoning her duty”...
Spit
4 September 2008
I planned on voting for Sarah Palin anyways, but watching her daughter Piper fix baby brother’s hair on national television...
Recap
1 September 2008
Eric left tonight for his interview in California. We haven’t made any plans for a new house (here or...
Pardon my French
28 August 2008
I don’t really care if you’re pro-abortion or pro-life if you read this blog. While I would love to...
Protester Shmotester
25 August 2008
Okay, I can’t stand the way my face looks like a moon (it’s the angle, seriously)....
Meet a Protester
Oh, and I...
Gimme some CPR
22 August 2008
I was interviewed for the Colorado Public Radio show Colorado Matters regarding our events this weekend.
It engendered a call from...
We're homeless...
20 August 2008
Not really.
We’re staying in a 5-star bed and breakfast – also known as Casa Versluys.
With the...
Orphans and Widows
9 August 2008
“Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in...
Goodbye, Old Home
7 August 2008
Generally, I find myself writing a blog post when I should be cleaning the house. Today, I’m writing a...
As I write, the child on my lap is farting...
31 July 2008
While searching for photos, I came across this cute video of Roma and Annette from a few weeks back. ...
We survived the inferno.
31 July 2008
On Sunday, our little troupe arrived home worn out from the previous week’s activities in Redding. The week-long waterfest...
The Adventures of Goose and Fishy Fish...
19 July 2008
... must invariably lead to California at least twice in a summer. We are headed to Redding, California, where...
Richard Simmons would be proud
18 July 2008
It’s about time.
After weeks (months!) of illness and physician-mandated inactivity, I’m delighted to be back on the exercise bandwagon. ...
Bad Trip
17 July 2008
This vacation to Center, TX got expensive real quick…
According to the news report no one was hurt.
Little Mama
8 July 2008
As Roma ate her mid-morning snack, she asked for a placemat for ‘Amen Baby’, her favorite stuffed doll/toy.
She...
Cleaning up the photo folders
27 June 2008
There is another new photo gallery that should have been up a while ago. It contains pictures from Father’s...
Q's Grand Adventure
27 June 2008
I don’t have many photos from my trip to California since a lot of my time was spent working, not...
Chat
26 June 2008
Quincy and I just returned from a week at Survivors ProLife Training Camp, where we were able to spend time...
Papa's Day!
15 June 2008
Happy Father’s Day to Roma and Quincy’s fun, loving, cheerfully diaper-changing, incredibly talented Papa!
On your third (can you believe it?)...
Some June Doings
13 June 2008
While we were in California, my trusty laptop was in the shop getting some things checked out. Thus, it...
Ethan in surgery
5 June 2008
We have safely returned from our jaunt to California, and there are lots of photos of my brother’s wedding to...
Funnel Cloud
23 May 2008
In all fairness to the beloved college graduates in our family, as well as the newly sprinkled QK, I should...
Two Years Old
21 May 2008
Being the devoted mother I am, I spent several months in preparation for the celebration of my eldest daughter’s 2nd...
Michael Jackson
20 May 2008
Caught this guy trying to advertise for a local chinese restaurant. He was more interested bustin out the 80’s dance...
Smooth Road...
4 May 2008
This one is from a while back. Aunt Nettie (aka Eee) taught Roma a little rhyme while riding on her...
Roma, Meet Quincy
4 May 2008
I finally figured out some good settings for videos, so hopefully you’ll see more of the girls on here. ...
Thank You
2 May 2008
Eric is taking a well-deserved break at the movies with his buddy Braden tonight, which gives me a chance to...
Adjusting
2 May 2008
This afternoon, I finished off our April photo gallery with some photos that are just too amusing to be lost...
Roma Moment
1 May 2008
A completely random video of Roma pointing out the obvious (“chair”), and marveling at the effect of the wind. ...
Baby Update
25 April 2008
After a night of not sleeping (Quincy hasn’t gotten the concept of sleep during dark, be awake during light), we’re...
Announcing the birth of...
24 April 2008
... Quincy Kate Versluys!
Birthday: April 24, 2008
Time: 12:58 a.m. – just 4 short hours after labor began. For...
The Week That Was Supposed To...
23 April 2008
... be the week Quincy was born. We weren’t counting on it, but very hopeful since the Whites and...
UPDATE: The New Old House
23 April 2008
So after we posted the good news about the house, we are officially putting the house and the loan on...
It's What I Do.
20 April 2008
Some of you have heard rumblings about my senior project at Colorado State, so I wanted to share here to...
Our New Old House
8 April 2008
For the dear family and friends whom we will be loathe to leave, and the friends and family to whom...
And here we thought she was perfect...
8 April 2008
Following my mother’s excellent advice, Roma and I are “working together” in her room. I am on the computer,...
In the home stretch...
31 March 2008
Okay, Quincy can come now.
We had a delightful baby shower yesterday at my friend Christie’s house, and it...
Easter and assorted musings
24 March 2008
We have certainly been busy around here.
As you can see, Eric and Roma have no problem amusing themselves while I...
Abednego
18 March 2008
Although I certainly have photos and some funny stories from Roma that I could share, I want to make sure...
headless and happy chicken
7 March 2008
This is the absolutely LAST thing I should be doing right about now. However, if I don’t find something...
All Hail the GOP
1 March 2008
Today was my first experience in the inner workings of the democratic process that makes this country work the way...
Leaping into girliness
29 February 2008
Roma has a new obsession with “clippies”.
There is a rainbow of tiny tin hair clips in residence in...
A Headless Flower for Valentine's
14 February 2008
Happy Valentine’s Day to all!
And a very special Happy Birthday to a talented and handsome 12-year-old… Roma’s guitar-playing Uncle Ben!...
All hail the delegate
6 February 2008
Roma and I are sitting at the kitchen table – her bowl of Raisin Bran is fast disappearing, and so...
A says "ah"
22 January 2008
In a valiant effort to refrain from pulling my hair out, I am going to share a nice little collection...
Roma's New Friend
19 January 2008
Today we went to visit Taylor and Christie and their newborn son Mason. Mason Taylor Ritchie was born at...
Watch my tongue
16 January 2008
I’m going to completely ignore my pseudo-promise to fill people in on the rest of the break between Dec-Jan posts....
Unmentionables
9 January 2008
This morning, Roma and I took a trip to the outlet mall. Lugging a 30-pounder in and out...
Christmas gifts and broken legs
9 January 2008
I don’t even know where to begin.
Summary: 20-hour drive through the snow, Christmas in Bakersfield, ER visit on...
Christmas starts NOW.
19 December 2007
I’m tired of doing laundry, washing dishes, and running errands. Especially with the lit Christmas tree in the living...
Recognition
13 December 2007
Happy 20th birthday to my brother Tim!
Timmy’s the crazy that emerges unexpectedly from our family – quiet and calm until...
Heavy Lifting
6 December 2007
As my midwife Carrie says, I “know all sorts of strange cases”. What she means is that I know...
old lady aunt and a fake tree
2 December 2007
Happy birthday to Alison!
My big sister is 26, and celebrated her birthday today by shopping for a new...
Q
27 November 2007
I’d really like to be able to post photos from our last few weeks of happenings (Marine Corps Ball, visits...
Versluys Kids Bulletin
29 October 2007
I’ll cover Junior first, since he/she really hasn’t been doing much and we also don’t have any photos to post...
Evacuees Return
29 October 2007
My dad took this photo of a water drop:
Many thanks to the family and friends who have been so concerned...
Update
23 October 2007
Helpful sites have been the local Emergency Center website and the scanner transcripts.
Firefighters have been holding back the fire less...
Fuoco. Fuego. Fire.
22 October 2007
Poor Tanya Tucker:
“All my stage clothing, boots, belts and wardrobe is in that house,” Tucker said. “I have so much...
A-pu and Somersaults
19 October 2007
Apple.
Pacifier.
Diaper.
Butterfly.
What do these 4 words have in common?
Absolutely nothing to the average person. But to a 17-month-old toddler, they...
ETA: April 21
10 October 2007
Poor Junior has been the object of jokes around our house in the past couple months, always credited for my...
Energy-Expender
3 October 2007
The Versluys playset has been officially broken in.
Oma and Grandpa decided they had to up the ante and...
It's in the genes
3 October 2007
Check out this great video of Roma and her grandpa making faces at each other. We were out for...
Finally.
25 September 2007
Okay, I know I just posted. But I have just had fantastic news dumped in my lap, and I...
Catchup. Catsup? Ketchup?
25 September 2007
Yesterday was a true rainy day. This entire summer has been filled with rain, but generally only in short...
Amaretti di Obsessivo
8 September 2007
I’m afraid I have no pictures of Roma today. I only have a picture of my latest pregnancy-induced obsession:
I...
Worries and Grace
5 September 2007
As I drove to school this afternoon, they had an author on one of the big talk shows who had...
Twenty-two and twenty-four
27 August 2007
Happy Birthday (August 24) to my “little” brother Nick – I hope it was a good one, way over there...
Extra cheese and sour cream, please.
24 August 2007
I am in the throes of morning sickness, although this is certainly not confined to the morning.
I forgot...
2 years, 2 kids.
15 August 2007
For our 2nd anniversary, Roma was sent off to Oma and Grandpa’s house for her own weekend adventure while Mama...
Numero Due
10 August 2007
As you can see from the previous post and accompanying photos, we had a rip-roaring good time on vacation with...
A Big Splash
9 August 2007
Yet again, the Versluys family took to the road – this time to Redding, California. Our pilgrimage was made...
Roma in Action
17 July 2007
Roma has a new rocking chair, some new words, and a new past time. She seems to enjoy sitting in...
Divine Judgment
10 July 2007
After spending 3 weeks in California, would you believe I still didn’t want to come back to Colorado? Yep,...
Two Weeks
9 July 2007
So I think we are safe to say that even though we have a beautiful blog (I’m not boasting, I...
Shipping Out
16 June 2007
The Versluys family is scattering across the country tomorrow. Eric heads to Chicago early Sunday morning, while Roma and...
Loveland Nudist Colony
9 June 2007
A naked baby is toddling across the porch.
Anybody could peg that girl as a Versluys – long torso, long legs,...
New Photos!
5 June 2007
Check out the photos from Roma’s birthday, Eliza Doolittle Day, and the beginning of our Summertime album!
I have been...
Boob Tube
23 May 2007
Roma has crashed for her morning nap, and I’m tempted to do the same. However, I feel an obligation...
Thunderstorms, Guns, and GPAs
17 May 2007
Whew – I need to start posting more often than every few weeks, because no one is going to read...
An Interesting Series of Events
26 April 2007
It has been a humorous last couple of days, to say the least.
Baby Steps
Yesterday, Roma took a couple steps. ...
A Slight Improvement
21 April 2007
The past few weeks I have been at my desk (next to the printers, but thats a different story for...
Enter Spring
17 April 2007
We’ve been back in Colorado for a week, and thankfully the weather is being nice. It got a little...
Its been a long week...
5 April 2007
I have been surviving off of the newly posted pictures of Roma while hanging out by myself. I miss my...
A Tooth
4 April 2007
The sun was out in full force earlier this morning, but the afternoon has brought some clouds. In spite...
Mrs. Sweeney
1 April 2007
April Fool’s Day is winding down, and I haven’t pranked anyone. I haven’t even managed to get a 4-year-old...
Practice Post
27 March 2007
Here begins my adventure on the new blog. I really don’t have much time to write, since I am...
Welcome!
25 March 2007
After a few weekends getting my hands dirty, I have come up with a new blog for us to tell...
RSS
28 February 2007
RSS...Republican Secret Service?
Thankfully…no. RSS, short for Real Simple Syndication, is a web format that allows visitors to easily check for...
