At home with the Wrights

Please allow me to introduce you to a (first generation) Wright birthday tradition.  Would you like a little history? When you have only one child, there's a tendency to spoil them, even by accident. I noticed this the first few Christmases after Aisling was born. While looking at our Christmas tree, I couldn't help but notice the "bare" space beneath it--the beautiful tree skirt was almost in full view except for a few brightly wrapped presents. Comparing this view to what we imagine a Christmas tree scene should look like (i.e. LOTS of presents and almost NO view of the tree skirt because of the overflowing amount of gifts-Have you watched any Christmas movies at all?) made me want to run to my nearest shopping center and buy things like a crazy woman on a shopping spree.  Luckily, my good sense and logic won out, and I started looking for other more reasonable and viable alternatives.  Does my child really need to have 20,001 gifts under the tree just so ...

Look at both of those faces. *contented sigh* Who is loving this sweet embrace more, Aisling or Note? It's a toss-up. You're seeing a sneak peek at a ritual which occurs Monday through Friday precisely at 3:14pm.

YES-It's been over a year since I posted last....sorry... YES-We are still alive and still in Louisiana. YES-We have survived another year with Trevor being basically jobless (that's 2.5 years for those who are counting.) YES-We are completely amazed, feel extremely blessed, and slightly confused that we are still making ends meet and that we are still in Louisiana without solid income. YES-We are all very busy trying to stay afloat mentally and financially (more on this later.) YES-Tax season is in full-swing, which means Whitni is extra busy--bring it on! YES-I'm never too busy to take on more tax work. YES-Aisling started back in public school last Fall. YES-She is tolerating it pretty well...being the top of the class is SO hard sometimes... ; ) YES-We have 7 chickens now-(trying to be self-sufficient, you know. You never know when hard times are going to hit.) YES-I will try to be better about posting in the future...after tax seaon Love you all! Thank you ...