Always evolving, Never Average
This is Number 3’s phone. I’ll get to the significance of the photo in a minute. First, it’s important to know a few things. Number 3 is in 8th grade, and he just got his first phone about two months ago. I believe he may have actually been the last person in his grade to …Read More
The week after the swim meet was our spring break. Rather than head back home, I arranged a few visits with friends, so we were able to spend a few more days in Florida basically for free. We left St. Petersburg on Monday and headed a little bit further south to see my aunt — …Read More
(If you missed the Road Trip, Part I, you can read that here) After three days in the car and over 1230 miles of traveling, we were happy to get to our hotel. We stayed in a Homewood Suites about 10 miles from the North Shore Aquatic Center where the swim meet was. Originally …Read More
Last year after looking at five million spring break pictures my friends were posting on Facebook, I vowed that this year I would go somewhere warm and tropical, too. I used to take a yearly vacation to Puerto Rico every spring break. Then I got married and had kids and that came to a screeching …Read More
This past Saturday I got back from a two-week road trip with the kids. I didn’t plan the way I should have or get organized the way I needed to before we left, and I just kind of fell off the face of the planet here at Not Your Average Mom. But the kids and …Read More
You know who is one of the most amazing people I know? My cousin. Seriously. My cousin — her name is Melissa — is probably the most selfless person I have ever met. She is a super kind badass who wants to help women all across the world. And she does some really cool shit …Read More
About six weeks ago I volunteered to direct the 4th grade play at Number 5’s school. This play is kind of a rite of passage for the 4th graders. It’s been a thing for years. Number 3 was in the 4th grade play, Number 4 was in the 4th grade play, and Number 5 has …Read More
Are you ready for my next soul searching discovery? You might not like what I’ve discovered. Or maybe you will. I guess it depends on how you look at it. Anyway, here is my very HUGE a-ha moment. You know all those people in your life who have said really shitty things that are mean …Read More
I have been doing quite a bit of soul searching in the last few months. For lots of different reasons. The difficulties in my marriage have really prompted me to take a good, hard look at myself. Parenting teenagers and pre-teens will certainly encourage a person to do a whole buttload of self-reflection. I suppose …Read More
I’m sitting in the lobby right now, while Number 3 and 4 are in the pool warming up for the second night of finals at a four day swim meet. Last year I was at this same meet, losing my mind. COMPLETELY LOSING MY MIND. Last year I had little (to no) perspective. I was …Read More
