Josie lost her first tooth. That means we experienced our last first lost tooth. Kind of sad. Lots of lasts coming our way. Every parent knows that losing teeth means losing money, by way of the tooth fairy. Personally, I’ve never been a fan of this made up fairy who, by the way, Josie thinks […]
It was almost exactly a year ago that I said yes to a friend and ended up doing a job that was way more work than I had planned. I was overwhelmed and wondering what in the world made me ever think it was a good idea in the first place. I wrote all about […]
Today is my dad’s birthday and I wasn’t able to spend time with him to celebrate which was a bummer. A couple of years ago I wrote an essay for a writing contest. The question asked was something like “When did you first understand the meaning of love?” This was one of the first things […]
Everyday, at some point, I think to myself I should write about this. Yeah, this is good stuff. So hilarious. The bummer is I keep running into a slight problem. The day is done, kids are in bed, nice quiet moment to think and reflect on the day, and bam…it’s gone. There are plenty of ideas […]
I’ve entered a world I haven’t lived in since 1998. The world of resumes and interviews and all that other work stuff. I’ve worked outside of the house on and off in the last sixteen years, but I hadn’t recently experienced the challenge of trying to make myself look amazing on paper to any potential […]
Writing when it’s been six weeks since my last post is tricky. Do I tell you all the things our entire family has been up to? That would take too long. Do I go for a quick recap? Can I even remember all that’s been going on over these past several weeks? Probably not. I […]
The Super Bowl has come and gone and Seattle could not be happier with the outcome. Many of those were fans who never cared a bit about the Seahawks up until three weeks ago, but then went to town buying all things blue and green, staying up till the wee hours of the night crafting […]
January is kind of a downer month. We’re coming down off the Christmas high, taking down the pretty decorations and tossing out the tree that’s been dead since around two weeks before Christmas. It’s pretty rough, if you ask me. Like coming home from a really great vacation and forcing yourself to face the realities […]
It’s the new year. A chance to try harder, set goals, be better, start with a clean slate. Here are some new year’s resolutions that I would think about making if I were the resolution-type. Work out more, read my bible more, wake up at the same time every day, be more patient, write on […]
Judah turned eight on 6th and we celebrated with his first gymnastics meet on the 7th and dinner out afterwards. He took 4th place at his meet, which was awesome, considering they changed the age groups this year, so he was competing with boys from 7-9 years old. He had a great time with all […]