Clements Chronicles

We just finished another round of sickness in our house. Luckily I did not get the bug, even though I spend all day with them. Unfortunately, it was mostly Meghan who got congested and a little cough. Olivia got away with just a light cough. When one gets sick, I usually try to keep the girls together so the germs can pass between them and then hopefully get out. I’ve been through few sick seasons…

MJ is 11 months old. This means that she will be one year old in one month, but I don’t want to think about that now. She surprised us all on the last day of vacation by pulling herself up on the table, which is something she has been doing for a while, and took 3 steps toward me. I couldn’t believe it. The plan was we were going to start working with her little…

On September 28, Olivia turned two. It fell on a Saturday and it has become a tradition for Myke to get up with the girls and have eggs, bacon, and toast every Saturday. It’s their time together and allows me to get some rest and some alone time. So we decided that we would do an upgraded Saturday breakfast full of Olivia’s favorite things and invite Mimi and Pops over. Myke made delicious bacon, sourdough…

I’ve been a stay at home mom for a little over a year now. When I first started, it was mostly because when I was pregnant I didn’t feel comfortable applying for jobs just to leave them a few months later. I worked in recruitment in Human Resources, but I was happy that I was able to be home with Olivia for a short time before another one joined the family. The plan was I…