Sometimes There Are No Words…

When There’s Nothing You Can Say… You Must Pray. Love. Cry. Hope. Embrace. Listen. Live. Comfort. TOGETHER.  II Corinthians 1: 3-5 (ESV) “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able …

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Because Walgreens Is Never Lacking In Entertainment Value with Quads

We thought we could kick this nasty virus once and for all, but the boys were up coughing most of the night and Isaac woke up complaining about his ear hurting. So we paid our favorite doctor, Dr. Kersteff (Brooks refers to him affectionately as  Dr. Curse, which Isaac likes to correct him and says …

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The Length a Quadruplet Brother Goes To Get Some One On One Attention

You might have caught that Isaac spent the wee hours of the morning in the ER with his daddy.  Apparently, he was in desperate need of some one on one time. So much for a plain ole boring fever.  Shortly after we tucked him into to bed for the night he woke up in a …

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Fever In The Morning. Fever All Through the Night.

*****UPDATE********** After putting the boys down for the night, Isaac has woke up twice, with a raspy strider and gasping for breath.  (So much for non-scary illnesses.)  It looks like classic croup, but we don’t want to take our chances through the night.  Our on call doctor advised us to get him to the ER, …

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(UPDATED) H1N1 – Swine Flu Shots…

UPDATE: There are diverse opinions being shared in the comment section of this post.  Thanks to many of you who are weighing in on this one.  We’ve decided to form a poll to track your decisions regarding the vaccination.  You can continue to share your personal thoughts in the comment forum, and cast your ballot …

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Grandmas Are For Wiping Noses…

And for other things as well… Cookie Giving, Cuddling, Boo-Boo Kissing, Story Telling, are just a few of their specialties.  But Grandmas have the hidden talent of “Ultimate Nose Wipers”. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6802065&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1 This video clip was shot at a different park than I posted about last time, but I completely forgot to answer the question, “Which …

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Loaded.

Ever curious to know what the laundry load looks like for quads after a stomach virus? Well take a look! Minus an additional entire load, here’s what I could manage to stack: 4 mattress pads 4 large towels 6 washcloths 9 blankets 8 crib sheets I have a packed weekend to fill you in on, …

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1/118 Chance

I just wanted to remind you folks that you’ve got just a few more days to enter the Snapfish $50 gift card giveaway over at www.makesquadshappy.blogspot.com! Just leave me a comment over there telling me about your favorite photographed memory of your father.   Right now, you have a 1/118 chance of winning, which is a …

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