Annie B Garman

Motherhood, Mayhem, & The Meaning of Life

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Haley is 7!

I guess we timed it just right. Prince William County Fair had a booth for Jason Yi's Tae Kwon Do Studio and I just happened to spin the wheel to get a free birthday party!  Haley loved the  Tae Kwon Do and board breaking class (not to mention cutting the cake with a real samurai sword) and I enjoyed not having to do a single thing except supplying a cake.   What a great deal!  Thanks, Jason Yi, for making this year's birthday party so easy! Read More

It’s ONLY logical…

Haley Jane Age 8 Haley:  "Mom, does watching t.v. kill you?" Me:  "Uh, no...what are you getting at?" Haley:  "Well, you know...if it doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger! So....Can I go watch some t.v.?" Read More

“We ARE the tooth”

Many times, after I have recounted the story of our last 3 years, the person listening will say a variation of the following:  "...If I were you, I would be in a corner banging my head against the wall by now."  Usually I laugh and wave a hand and say back, "Naw...it hasn't been that bad." Ummm....It just got that bad. What a day it was. I had been longing...and I mean LONGING... to drive west towards the mountains and see the gentle wave of color that had begun to creep towards Virginia's Read More

The Garmans are Tired

We moved. Again. I think this is the 13th house we've lived in the last three year adventure called our life, but honestly I'm losing count. Colby sat down next to me to read his kindle, but it looks like his heavy eyelids trumped his desire to read.  I have taken a nap every day for the last week and am slowly feeling less and less like I've been hit by a semi-truck. Moving is hard, but with three kids in tow, it's even harder. Add homeschooling into the mix....brutal.  We now live in Read More

Doomsday

February 2011 Haley Jane: Age 6 On a rainy President's Day afternoon, after getting home from seeing George Washington's tomb at Mount Vernon, the kids and I cuddled up on the couch with my new favorite Netflix show, Liberty Kids.  After one episode on The Intolerable Acts, I put my computer on my lap so I could research more about this subject on Wikipedia. When Haley saw my diversion, she quickly piped up, "Oh!  I have a question for you to put in your computer." I looked down at her, Read More

Just callin’ it like it is…

December 2010 Haley: Age 6 Setting:  The kids are sitting on the couch in the basement watching ME do a Jillian Michaels work-out video. (First thing that's UNFAIR). Haley:  Mom!!  Why do you have a BEARD under your arm pit? Me:  Oh, come ON, Haley... That's not fair.  It's not THAT BAD. Haley:  Yes it is.  THAT. IS. DISGUSTING. Me:  You just wait till YOU have three kids and it's winter time... Read More

Fine Dining

Darcy:  Age 4 Setting:  Darcy comes up to me with a pencil and a note-pad.   Darcy:  Mommy, what do you want to order from my resta-want? Me:  Hmmm....well, Pesto Chicken sounds wonderful. Darcy:  Well, ax-ually we don't has pesto chicken. Me:  Okay.  Well, I'll just have some water with ice cubes. Darcy:  Well, ax-ually, we don't has any ice cubes. Me:  Alright....So, what DO you have at your restaurant, Darcy? Darcy:  Breast milk. Read More

Meet Annie

 

“Remember He is the artist and you are only the picture. You can’t see it. So quietly submit to be painted” -CS Lewis
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