(Apologies for the FIVE MONTHS of silence...four kids is a lot...yes, the fourth was born...)Our original plan when we came to Nashville was for Jake to complete a two year fellowship program in clinical informatics at Vanderbilt. This would allow him to sit for the informatics board exam (which is brand new), his ultimate goal. After a few short months, however, some interesting job opportunities began to materialize. We found out that since the informatics field is still fairly new, we are currently in a "grandfathering period" when it comes to qualifying to sit for the informatics boards (aka you do not have to complete an informatics fellowship in order to be eligible to sit for the boards). Enough of the medical speak...We are happy to officially announce that ... [Read More]
moving
Back in the Saddle…Maybe
Moving back to Nashville has certainly been an adventure...one full of lots of nausea and morning sickness (thank you baby E #4), floors that sink down in the middle of rooms (I think our foundation could use a lift), some intense infant self rescue swim lessons for all three kids, a never-ending stream of boxes to open, and the awesome knowledge that I am the world's worst about getting rid of our "extra" stuff laying around. We may have moved from 2800sqft to 2800sqft but our house does NOT look like that at the moment! Nothing seems to fit anywhere, probably because the home was built in the 1930s and there are very few cabinets and not so much closet space (very unlike our rental in Evans).We had the brilliant idea to "cut the cord" on the cable company and strictly go with ... [Read More]
Moving…in ONE Week!
I have sat down at least half a dozen times over the past few months to write at least *something* on this blog, but it hasn't happened. We have SO much going on right now! The kids' activities are wrapping up - Vera had her dance recital on Saturday and I don't think it has hit her just yet that she won't be going back to class with Miss Stephanie :-( Cole had his cello recital that same day as well, and his last official lesson will be tomorrow. He will miss Ms. Garman SO MUCH! And somehow it is up to me to find "replacements" in Nashville for all of these excellent instructors...this is about to be a huge mom fail.We are in the throes of last minute extra furniture selling on Craigslist, organizing all of the kids' clothes/toys/gear that needs to be stored ... [Read More]
I Was Inspired to Take My Kids’ Toys Away…
If you haven't read this article, read it now...I read it a few days ago and really felt inspired to take some action in my own kids' lives when it comes to all of their stuff. Of course I have adapted it a bit and won't be taking ALL of my kids' toys away, mostly because unlike Ruth's kids, Cole and Vera are young (4 and 2) and not yet in "real" school 5 days a week. I am with them most days 24/7 with the exception of Cole's preschool (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings) and Vera and Asher's mother's day out (Friday mornings). I feel like because of this, we need a few "extra" toys still laying around the house to prevent total and utter chaos from ensuing.Today I have spent roughly 5 hours sorting and putting about 90% of Cole and Vera's toys up in the loft bedroom. ... [Read More]
