Number 7 has grown up on and around pool decks. Ever since she can remember, she’s been at a pool. Whether it’s being on deck while I coach practice, or watching her siblings swim, the pool has always been her second home. Naturally she joined the swim team as soon as she was allowed to. […]
Parenting
Whatever Makes Her Happy
Number 7 has always been a kid who knows what she wants. And once she decides what she wants, her mind is made up and there is nothing you can do to change it. NOTHING. She has always had some pretty strong opinions when it comes to what she wears. She used to love dressing […]
A Moment Of Judgment
One of the reasons I have been MIA the last couple of days is because on Sunday and Monday I was away with Number 4 at an open house for a boarding school she really wants to go to starting next year. More on that in another blog post, but let me tell you that […]
It’s Been A Good Decade
Earlier today one of my Tribe members shared this post from the Word Porn Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thispageisaboutwords/photos/a.252010398268137/1946903118778848/?type=3&theater It was an aha moment for me. I mean, I remember when I was in my twenties and thinking how far away 1999 seemed. And here we are. Approaching 2020. Of course that induces immediate panic at the […]
My Baby Is Not Such A Baby Anymore
Number 7 turned eight years old on Saturday. She asked for: cake ice cream seaweed (the kind you eat) Nutri grain bars a Lego set a watch a scooter with nothing girly on it and a dog She got a cake (decorated by Number 4) and ice cream, seaweed and Nutri grain bars (she tried […]
My Cute, Fall Front Porch
I have always wanted to have a nicely decorated front porch to match the seasons. Especially at Halloween and Christmas time. But it’s just never happened. I might get a pumpkin or two out there, but that’s about it. Two years ago I managed two pumpkins in old planters — one was empty and turned […]