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- At the Hop
Last week was the Sock Hop. Of course we went, but not as a poodle skirt wearing girl. Oh no, our girl went as a Pink Lady, beehive hairdo and all! Jude was an unhappy greaser when we left the house, but quickly adjusted when he saw the hundred or so kids in the gym […]
- DestiNation ImagiNation
Our tournament for DI came and went last weekend. Gigi participated with six other first and second graders in an after school club where the team conceptualized, wrote and designed a play from beginning to end. The next division of DI would be competitive, but this was Gigi’s last year as a rising star, so […]
- We DID Celebrate Christmas!
Life has been a challenge lately. Â We have a variety of relationship issues (relationships outside of our own with friends and family, not our marriage, that is) and dealing with all of that stuff plus losing Calvin was a major blow to our holiday season, and just to life in general. Â So after Calvin passed, […]
- How to Make a REAL Sno-Cone
Well, the first step is the most difficult. Â You have to broker a deal with Mother Nature and get her to dump enough snow on your lawn to cover up all the gross stuff so you can eat CLEAN snow. Â I’m not going to tell you what we did to arrange for this little snow […]
- SNOW
Yes! Â We were hit by THE snow, and we have been hit hard. Â I read an article recently that really struck home. Â It was written about seizing the day and enjoying every moment of your life, especially appreciating your own children’s short childhood while we parents are left with our heads spinning, trying to make […]