Family & Friends 8/17

Dec 19, 20202 min read

My Way, the Highway, or Kara's Way

Kara amazes me with her abilities. I'm not one to let another queen into my realm. If it's my space, it happens my way. God laughs at...

Dec 18, 20202 min read

Laughing in the Snow

The best part of this day was laughing with Kal while we each dodged snowballs during our snowball fight in the backyard. What a grand...

Dec 16, 20202 min read

Snow!

My children's faces lit up when they awoke and saw the beautiful white world outside. They immediately donned all their snow gear--some...

Dec 15, 20201 min read

Did I Just Say That?

Did I just say that? And this is just in the past 10 minutes. "Get that out of your nose!" Yes, I was in the middle of leaving a...

Dec 14, 20201 min read

Six Years Later

Today has been a quiet day for us, one of reflection, even though it's the day after our son, Bruce, would have been 6 years old had he...

Dec 10, 20202 min read

Bean Soup and a Porcelain Christmas Tree

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood... We have sunshine and 48F degrees. That's almost t-shirt weather. In fact, my children run...

Dec 9, 20202 min read

Bunnies, Children, and Motivation

(This first section is what I wrote yesterday; second section is for today.) Need motivation today? This isn't the place for it, at least...

Dec 8, 20202 min read

Grandpa

This is the 79th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day, the day which will live in infamy, the day which propelled the United States into World...

Dec 7, 20203 min read

Faux Fondue, Dishes, and Being a Grown-up

From a few days ago, this is the faux fondue we made for fun. Faux because we just melted the chocolate in the microwave. We're not...

Dec 6, 20202 min read

Is "Caroom" a Word in Scrabble?

Missed writing yesterday. It's technically tomorrow, which means I missed writing the day before yesterday, but I think it's still today...

Dec 2, 20202 min read

Bunny Pictures & Needing Others

Nobody stands alone. If you look at the social media landscape, through all your "friends'" photos and videos, you are likely to see the...

Dec 1, 20202 min read

A Happy, Cozy Day

Take two: I started out writing, but then in rereading it, it sounded like one giant complaint, so out it goes. I don't want to be a...

Nov 30, 20202 min read

I Love Cheese Curds and Christmas Lights

We did our part in adding joy to the world, or at least our neighborhood, by stringing Christmas lights around part of the roofline of...

Nov 29, 20203 min read

Ope, It's Sugar Sports Season!

Sugar Sports 2020 has begun. It started earlier this week with my finally buying... tada!... cordial cherries! I know these are just a...

Nov 25, 20201 min read

Cleaning Up Trails & Missing Normal

What's this? It's what I find in the refrigerator after I tell Child #1 to clean up his trails. He did clean it off the counter after...

Nov 24, 20202 min read

Illusions of Relaxation

Pot pie is one of those foods I never think to make until days like today when I have odds and ends of leftover meat and vegetables in...

Nov 23, 20201 min read

I'd Rather Be Reading

Where do you find motivation--or motorvation as an acquaintance used to say--for washing dishes and laundry when it's a perfect gray,...

Nov 21, 20202 min read

Doing the House Fairy's Job

I'm about to fire my house fairy. She's just not doing her job. Friday nights are the worst for her. Kara worked very hard with me to...

Nov 20, 20202 min read

Givers and Takers

Givers and takers are the subject on my mind today. I'm really looking for opportunities to help my children learn to be givers instead...

Nov 18, 20202 min read

Math, Bunnies, Waffles, and Snuggles

Waffles for dinner. Yum. I keep cheater waffles in the freezer for quick breakfasts, usually for Kara. She likes them toasted, and they...

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