If you were on Facebook today for more than .46 seconds, then you know what day it is today. Happy Siblings Day to my two brothers. Here is the only picture I have of the three of us. That’s my little brother I’m holding, and at the time, we were in Seattle where he underwent […]
Archives for April 2015
Dear Little League Coaches
It is that time of year again. Baseball season. I love baseball season. I really do. But we have now had three boys play little league baseball. In two different towns. Some them for more seasons than others. All three have had different levels of ability and different levels of experience. But I have seen the same […]
Slowly but surely, I’m becoming a grown up.
A couple weeks ago, a friend sent me this picture: I accepted the challenge, interested to see if my life would start to change. It’s been two weeks. And, well… My life is changing. An interesting thing happens when you make the decision to stop complaining. You realize you can do one of two things. […]
Dear Number 5’s Music Teacher
Dear Number 5’s Music Teacher, First, I have to say that this will be very difficult for me to write without using the F word. But I am keeping this as clean as possible because I really want teachers to be able to share it without getting in trouble. And we aren’t “friends”, and I really want to […]
It didn’t cost a thing.
Yesterday I wrote a post about our Easter celebration and how it wasn’t anything spectacular, but how we just spent a nice day together as a family, and how I didn’t stress about the perfect Easter basket or outfit or meal or, well, the perfect anything. Then Number 5’s kindergarten teacher sent me a picture […]
Not Facebook-perfect, but perfect nonetheless.
When I was first pregnant, and I thought about Easter, I pictured this photo of me and my dad. I envisioned adorable Easter outfits and bonnets and church and all sorts of other stuff. Then I had kids and reality set in. Yesterday I saw a friend post pictures of her kids’ Easter baskets on Facebook […]