It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Well, actually, no it’s not…. The start of another school year makes me (and everyone around me crazy). I feel edgy, edgy, edgy. As a matter of fact, I feel guilty about being a grouch. My poor husband and kids! After a significant about of reflection, it…
We just returned from a fun but short trip to visit my sister Sarah and her little family. It was so great to see them and see little Gray. She just gets prettier and sweeter each time I see her! This recent trip inspired me to mix things up a little with this entry. I decided…
What says 4th of July celebration better than a trip to the zoo and museum? Well, actually a lot of things do, but I wanted to be creative this year. Bryan had to work the entire 3-day weekend, so my goal was to keep the girls busy. Plus, I felt like venturing out with the…
Ok – I am going to steer a little off course. This article isn’t an update on the kids and Bryan but an opinion piece and by opinion, I seriously mean opinion…. A few days ago, I was mindlessly trolling Facebook when I came upon yet another article about how desperately bleak things are in…
As you all know, Rachel’s major activity is gymnastics. This past year has been a big transitional year for her in the gym. She switched gyms last Fall, and she has had a lot of catching up to do. She wasn’t in any competitions this past year, which was really tough. Fast forward to June 2014.…
“Summertime, and the living is easy” – well maybe… Summer is here and things just keep moving. Sometimes it is a little difficult creating downtime. Bryan and I still have jobs, and Rachel’s activities are ongoing (like 12+ hours a week of gymnastics practice). Oh wait, and I have a 16 month old that needs…
Father’s day is tomorrow. Actually, at the time of writing this, it is a mere one hour away… Well, all I can say is “whoops, I really dropped the ball”. I knew that it was coming but kept pushing it to the back-burner of my mind. Come on, there are millions of things to do…
Time flies when you are having fun. Have truer words been spoken? The second grade didn’t seem like a big jump. I guess the rigors of first grade toughened us up for that. As seems to be an end-of-year custom, there was an “awards day”. I always think, hmmmm, maybe we could skip this…
A few weeks ago, the choir sang one of my favorite hymns, “It is Well With My Soul”. Yes it is possible that my musical interests extend past the pop-music of the 60’s/70’s. This hymn has become a source of comfort in some unlikely ways. I will back up a few steps and apologize, because…
SPECIAL NOTE – The names used in the blog (aside from my kid) have been changed. Don’t worry neighborhood folks, I have changed the names to protect the innocent. “Kids say the darndest things!” I am not sure where the quote originated, but it is so true. It seems like the most informative conversations…