I started writing this blog almost seven years ago. Can you believe it? This is what Number 3 looked like: This is what Number 4 looked like: This is what Number 5 looked like: This is what Number 6 looked like: And this is what Number 7 looked like: Here they all are now: A […]
Parenting
Because The Show Must Go On
If you’ve been around here for a few years, then you might remember that our elementary school does a fourth grade play. And four years ago, when Number 3 was in fourth grade, he was very unexpectedly cast as the lead role in Aladdin. The kid who literally never spoke in preschool or kindergarten was […]
We Are All Doing Our Best
This past Saturday a sixteen-year-old girl one town over from mine committed suicide by jumping off a parking garage at the local mall. Like many other teen suicides, mental health issues and bullying were cited as two factors. Some disturbing screenshots of horrible things said by a classmate appeared on social media after the news […]
Reminders From The Universe
This is a rough time of year for swimming families. Most Championship meets for the winter swim season are in February and March, and that means that in the weeks leading up to those championships, there are a bunch of other swim meets for kids to swim in and hopefully get the qualifying times to […]
Sometimes You Just Gotta Hug It Out.
This morning we had one of those mornings that could have gone in a couple different directions. Up until a little over a year ago, we ate about 99.9% of our meals in the kitchen. The only time we ever ate in the dining room was when we celebrated a birthday or on Thanksgiving. It […]
Six-And-A-Half Years
When Number 3 was seven and Number 4 was five and just a few months away from her sixth birthday, they both joined the swim team. It was a little rinky-dink town summer team. As a former high school and Division I college swimmer, this was something I had hoped they’d want to do one […]
