The Soccer Mom EditionSo the wonderful ladies over at Like Mother, Like Daughter do their {Pretty Happy Funny Real} on Thursday…...and I’m getting mine up on Friday morning.Forgive me? I’ve been a day late and several hours’ of sleep short all week.{pretty}My photos for this week’s edition of {PHFR} were all taken at the local soccer field, where … [Read more...]
Tournament Winners!
Photo courtesy of R. and S. StiffFive games in three days and I say, “Phew!”(You can bet I was praying to the Holy Spirit for the fortitude I needed.)(Actually winning the tournament, though?)(Okay, I prayed for that one, too.)Updated to Add: In case you’re wondering which one belongs to me, click here for the handy identification guide. … [Read more...]
Scenes from the Feast
Subtitled: I ate, drank, and made merry...and now this morning I must diet.So tell me. Did you watch the game?And if you did, ate you Doritos?That picture of Angela pretty much sums up our evening: soda, chips, eyes fixed to the screen.~ Photo by Felicity ~ Except at the end when there was that 3-point difference. I couldn't look!(But I … [Read more...]
Check it him out.
This kid's got game!(Click here and prepare to be impressed.)HT: Sweet Jamie Jo … [Read more...]
Larger than Life
--Why I’ll be watching on Super Bowl Sunday, even though my homies won’t be there.Photo courtesy of duckduckgeeseSo! Did your football-team-of-choice win this weekend? Did you even…um…watch the games? I’m a purple-and-gold gal myself, (Hello?? Minnesota Mom?!) but when it became clear that the Vikings were no longer a contender (this … [Read more...]
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday
The Running-Running-Running EditionJoe spends a lot of time running these days.Running away from the unmade bed…Running away from the dirty dishes…Running away from the finger wags of his momma, who, (fortunately for him), is nowhere near as fast a runner. Gotta love those teenagers.And I do. … [Read more...]
Weekend Update
Hola!Thought I’d check in to let you know what we’ve been up to, and to hear (via the com-box) what you’ve been doing, too.It’s Sunday.You should stop in to say hello.(I’m waiting...........)My weekend started out at a cross-country meet—the first one of the season.May I (humbly…proudly…because I’m his mom) tell you how our Joe did? He got 2nd … [Read more...]
A Day in the Life of a Soccer Mom
I can’t believe I just wrote that title.Am I really a soccer mom? If so, how did I get here? I never planned to be a soccer mom.I’d always thought of myself as a stay-home-and-read-a-good-book kind of mom. Or how about a stay-home-and-bake-cookies mom? I could do that. I have done that.This business, though, of driving my children from this sport … [Read more...]
Babies, Blankets, Books & Bars
If you bring a baby to the baseball field, you’re going to spend a lot of time entertaining him.That is to say, a LOT of time.That is to say, the whole time.So what if his brother is pitching a no-hitter? (He wasn’t, mind you, but it could happen.)It’s far more fun to play with Daddy.Sort of gives new meaning to the term “pop fly,” don’t it?Catch … [Read more...]
Having a Ball
...but am being kept crazy busy.Will you forgive me for a few days' light blogging?I thought so.See you soon! … [Read more...]
