Always evolving, Never Average
4th grade is that right of passage year in our school district when the kids can finally join band. We don’t have orchestra in our district, so a band instrument is the only option as far as in-school opportunities go. When I was a kid, I started playing when I was around nine years old. …Read More
This morning I was going for a run and I was listening, as I do usually do, to a podcast. I have a few favorites. I listen to Amy Porterfield for business stuff. For a good ass-kicking and a reminder to take ownership of all my decisions/words/actions/failures, I listen to Jocko Willink. And when I …Read More
Okay, Moms. I am starting a challenge. It will officially begin on Monday, November 19th and run through Sunday, November 25th. It’s called the Get In The Picture Challenge. So often we moms are the ones behind the camera. But we neglect to get in front of it. Some of us are just so focused …Read More
Sometimes my kids are really really really good. They cooperate with each other nicely, they work together, and play together, they are generally happy to be around each other, and they are nice to each other and enjoy each other’s company, and I say to myself, “I am doing a pretty good job.” These …Read More
We swim on a swim team that’s about 45 minutes from our house. Number 3 has practice six days a week, Monday through Saturday. Number 4 has practice five days a week on Monday and Wednesday through Saturday. Number 5 and 7 have practice three nights a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and I’m …Read More
I have a challenge for all you fathers. Completing this challenge is the Christmas gift your wife has been waiting for since the two of you had children. It is one of the things she wants most. It is one of the things that she has dreamed about since she first had to get the …Read More
I don’t know about you guys, but I think it’s kind of silly to wait until January of every year to get your life in order and decide to make changes. The only thing you gain by waiting until the new year is possibly a couple pounds. You are a couple months older, and you …Read More
Halloween has always been a really big production for me. Even back in my single days, I really enjoyed coming up with a costume that had a pretty big wow factor. While it was a little bit stressful at times, it was mostly fun for me, and I enjoyed the process of coming up with …Read More
A couple years ago I met a mom through the swim team when I coached her daughter. Her name is Hannah Munroe. She is a very cool woman who is a photographer and artist. She asked me back at the beginning of the summer if Number 5 would like to be a model for an …Read More
Yesterday I wrote down everything I need to do this week. And then I had an anxiety attack. It’s Halloween tomorrow and early dismissal for three of the kids on three days and there are two class Halloween parties and I have three report card conferences on Friday, middle school cross country conference championships tonight, …Read More
