Annie B Garman

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I checked out a bunch of children's books from the library about moving to prepare the girls for the upcoming transition. If only it were as simple packing all of our stuff to go to a new house like all of the stories. Every item in the house requires a decision: will we NEED/want this in Iceland? Will we need this for the next two months in training? Is it worth it to keep this is storage for two years? Will we ever use it again? If I do get rid of it, will we just have to spend money to Read More

Five Reasons why the “Moving” part of Moving ain’t no Fun

5. When you are packing or putting stuff into storage, nothing is worth as much as it is when it is being used in your house. 4. Most of us have some sort of file full of things that seemed like they should be kept "just in case" (i.e. just in case I get audited by the IRS), but now must either be thrown out or take up precious space. 3. Most of the time, you are trying to MOVE your stuff while simultaneously USING it in the last week you are in your house. 2. For me there is this nagging sense Read More

OBX in Pictures

We just returned from a week in Duck, NC with my entire side of the family. Here are a few priceless photos. Also, a quick plug for the exceptional Nikon D40. Read More

Helen Haley: Raw and Uncensored

This post is a celebration of my mother, also known as Nonny, Crazy Nonny, Helen Haley, H.H., the "fun" substitute teacher, and Mrs. Haley.  She asked me to take this picture of her for her facebook account.  When I was in Wisconsin, H.H was insistent that I come with her to her Zumba class.  What is Zumba you ask?  Zumba is a Latin American dance that involves very provocative moves to a rumba beat.  I wasn't sure how I felt about the whole experience:  twenty middle-to late-aged women in large Read More

In-Laws

I am so blessed.  Some people cringe when they think of their mother-in-law or father-in-law visiting, but I get excited when my in-laws come to town.  Colby and I were both able to run the Fredericksburg  5 miler on Friday morning, we had a fun time at the parade, the girls enjoyed the fireworks at Lunga from underneath our make-shift tent, and with the help of Colby's Dad we were able to paint our bathroom in preparation for the renters.  Colby's mom and grandma are domestic goddesses and the Read More

Darcy Doodle’s Dental Disaster

Colby here. Well we knew it would happen some time. One of our children would experience some sort of bodily injury and if we were lucky only lose a tooth. Tonight was the night and the playground was the scene of the crime. As Darcy made an attempt to climb something a little too difficult for her, she had a facial collision with a metal bar and knocked one of her two top front teeth. She took it like a champ. Cried for a little bit, but not really a whole lot. Her mother and sister on the 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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