I would start decorating for Christmas on July 5th if G would let me. Unfortunately, he insists that I wait until after Thanksgiving to bust out the Christmas cheer. In recent years, however, I’ve taken the liberty to interpret this to mean “after we eat turkey in November,” so once we get home from our
Kate loves popcorn. Loves. It surprises us considering she’s really not much of a food person yet, but the first time I popped up a bowl of popcorn for us to enjoy during a movie night she didn’t even hesitate to try it, and was soon shoveling it into her mouth by the fistfuls! I
Last weekend I finished my second half marathon of this year (my third half marathon total). You may think after running three half marathons in 16 months that the thrill of the accomplishment has lost a little bit of its luster, but I assure you that’s not the case. This race has been haunting me
Kate: 29 Months I am so ridiculously proud of Kate’s good manners that I beam with pride when she uses them without reminders or prompts. In addition to saying “please” when she asks for something and “thank you” when she receives it, she is also beginning to recognize what compliments are! She now says
For those of you who don’t already know, I have a crazy fear of spiders. Like, heart-stopping, run my car off the road, jump into the laps of total strangers, and stop traffic in the middle of a busy intersection kind of fear. When it came time to decorate for Halloween (something I decided to
The 7th and final day’s recap of this year’s “A Week in My Life” series! 6:40am: I wake up to cuddles from G – such a lovely way to start the day! G gets out of bed to take care of Kate (who just woke up) while I steal a few more minutes of sleep.
6:28am: I wake up on my own, 2 minutes before my alarm goes off. I love when that happens. I get out of bed and get ready for Body Pump (strength training) class at the gym. 6:40am: I hear that Kate’s awake early, so I go to her room, give her some good morning cuddles,
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