Happy Birthday Daddy

Happy birthday Daddy, I love you very much. I can't wait until you get home…

Wow Its Almost Like Spring!

Another warm day here in Northern VA. I decided to take Gracie out for a walk t…

Taco Night

Tonight was taco night...thought the picture was cute. I continue to enjoy my n…

Spring In January

Today was another warm sunny January day. The sixth or seventh this month where…

Saying I Love You

I don't pretend to be a wise person in any way, but I wanted to share my th…

Gracie's Christmas Picture

Here is Gracie's Christmas picture as promised. I love the grin on her fac…

Not One Of Those Mothers!

Dear Lord help me, I think I am becoming one of those mothers; the ones who com…

A New Beginning

I started back at Curves today after being out for a month or more. With everyt…

Toy Recall

The Laugh and Learn musical chair that Gracie got for Christmas has been recal…

We're Back

Gracie and I returned to Strasburg Monday evening to a much relieved Daddy. Gar…

Happy Birthday Grandpa

Happy Birthday Grandpa! I am glad that Mariah and I could be with you on your b…

Sunday Morning

The wind is still ragin out there, but we three Shipley's braved it all for…

Warm Out...Cold Wind In

Today has been kind of a lazy day for us. Garren is healing from his sinus infe…

Happy Birthday Dean!

We hope your 28th is filled with lots of love, plenty of celebration...and tons…

Gracie's Credentials

Look Daddy I am important too! Gracie was fascinated this morning by the crede…

Great Day To Go Outside

It was another warm and beautiful day here today. I would say it got up to 65 …

Tour Gracie's Room

Curious about Gracie's nursery? I have put a few pictures on snapfish, so y…

Meet Gracie

This year one of our families resolutions is to get to know our family and fri…

Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Finally, all three Shipley's are on the mend. It took a week for each of us…

What A Week!

Any mom will tell you, that once you have children, there is no longer such a t…

Gracie's Caterpillar

I was looking for something fun to do with Gracie, so I came up with making a c…

Goals For 2006

Garren, Gracie and I all sat down and came up with a list of the things that we…

When Will It End?!

Long time...no update. Here's the update: we all have Gracie's disease …

Happy 2006

From email 1/1/06: Family & Friends: Garren, Gracie and I would like to wis…