Sherwood Family Nonsense

Recently, we have been having... struggles... with getting to Kathleen to bed. She goes happily enough but getting her to stay in her bed w...

After almost three years of motherhood I have started to get the hang of child rearing; I can give false choices (would you like to eat your...

This last weekend, my entire family gathered down in North Carolina for my youngest brother's high school graduation.  Nine years ago at...

As a child, I suspect that my parents entertained themselves greatly by telling me all kinds of whoppers.  Great disappointment came one day...

As Brandon is a member of the Foreign Service, our lifestyle varies somewhat from the typical middle-class American.  A lot of aspects in fa...

When I was quite pregnant with Kathleen (quite a while ago now), Brandon's family had a reunion.  The Sherwoods live in southeast Missou...

As a younger version of myself, I never wanted a large family.  My secret hope and dream was to somehow be an only child.  Although I was th...

When Kathleen was born, Brandon and I lived in a 1-bedroom apartment.  We had no room for a real crib, so she slept in a Graco pack-n-play. ...

When Brandon and I married, we set some ground rules for our life together.  Birthdays are important.  He mows the lawn.  We eat meals toget...

This morning, while trying to keep the girls quiet as breakfast arrived, Brandon started singing.  He often does that, and Kathleen especial...