You guys. I started out January thinking, "Okay, I'm going to schedule ALL THE THINGS and like that, I'll get the important things done. My poor forsaken blogging habit! Do I not think it's important? No excuses, though, 'cause I am having a pretty good year so far. Note that I didn't say "perfect" year, because I don't want you getting all … [Read more...]
Catching Up
Yesterday was Laetare Sunday. Do you got your joy on for the rest of Lent? My family does. From left to Right: John, me, Joe (holding Francis), Felicity (holding George), Angela, Jem, (standing behind Felicity), and Cate Photo Credit: Mark Brown See? (Okay, I admit that we were having a photo taken for Family Foundations and … [Read more...]
Autumn Anecdotal [Reprised]
A Semi—scratch that—Totally Insane Narrative Hey everyone, it’s Monday! Are you ready to conquer the brand new week? Are your ducks in a row and is your goose in the oven? Me, neither. And anyway, I think my goose is already cooked. My Life. The school kids and all their…stuff has us hopping. Seriously, I do not love our big white … [Read more...]
“Take me out to the…”
Yesterday I went with my two bookend boys on a private tour of Target Field. That’s our new stadium for the Minnesota Twins. Just so you know. I didn’t take a ton of photos because most of the time, my arms were full of two-year-old. Don’t let the above photo fool you—that is like one of the only times he let his brother hold him. And … [Read more...]
After the Fact
So here’s the thing. I wanted to watch the game & the commercials, but that was downstairs and the (food and the) feminine fellowship was upstairs.In the kitchen.With the food.As I’ve said.We’re talking chili & potato skins & wings & guacamole & these little bits of sausage-y goodness that were deftly prepared by my friend Ruth … [Read more...]
End of Season
To all of the coaches who make summer sports possible…Who put in the effort, the time & the miles, and who encourage, inspire & lead…Thank you. … [Read more...]
Win some, lose some.
As in, we lost today’s game but I got this fun shot:My son got out at first, unfortunately, but the guy leading off third scored a run. My husband called it an “RBI Sacrifice.”I’ll take his word for that. … [Read more...]
Boys, Baseball and…Benatar?
Am staring bleary-eyed at the calendar this morning: two baseball games this afternoon and four more tomorrow...one boy to Wisconsin (and back) to play baseball last night--they won, yay--and another boy coming home from Boy Scout camp in Wisconsin this morning--thank you, Honey, for going to get him--so that (you guessed it!) he can play more … [Read more...]
Pretty Happy Funny Real
The Sometimes-My-Teenaged-Son-Makes-Me-Cry EditionAlternately Titled: Independence Day {pretty}My son rode his bike to WalMart yesterday and when he returned, he brought me a treat.Pretty, no?I admired it for approximately 3.5 minutes and then moved on to other senses.{happy}My son (and his brother) have been keeping us very busy this summer. For … [Read more...]
More Food for Thought
“Coming from an unsuccessful background, I had developed deep feelings of inferiority and inadequacy. I had fallen into the mental trap of assuming that people who were doing better than me were actually better than me. What I learned was that this was not necessarily true. They were just doing things differently, and what they had learned to do, … [Read more...]
