Always evolving, Never Average
I have always wanted a home gym, but finding a spot in our house is a challenge. Plus, there is not a whole lot of room in the budget to do anything fancy. We live in an old house — the original part of it was built in 1787, and then an addition was added …Read More
The pool the kids practice at is a community pool. It’s a 50 meter pool with a diving well, so it’s pretty big. When we are there for swim practice, half of the pool is used by the swim team, and the other half of the pool is divided into a few lap lanes and …Read More
I have never been a fan of winter, really. And it’s not really even winter yet. It’s still technically fall for another month. But today we had our first snowstorm here in Connecticut. The kids had an early dismissal because the snow was supposed to start around the time the kids were getting out of …Read More
This morning I had a little extra time, so I made some cinnamon rolls for the kids for breakfast. I use a can of crescent rolls to make them. It’s really pretty simple. Here’s the recipe. This was around 6:50 in the morning. Number 5 is my early riser. She’s usually awake before 6:30, and …Read More
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
