First off, I realized I never shared the boys' Mother's Day cards. They were very sweet, and also very different, which actually made me smile, because the boys are different, of course! Asher, who is naturally artistic but sadly is not currently doing anything to continue fostering this (he used to do a ton of… Continue reading Things we’ve been up to/ Misc. Updates
Seeing as I really went down the Colorado/Utah rabbit hole this past week, I'm due for a "regular post". Backing up to Mother's Day weekend! From that long laundry list I wrote on Saturday morning, I guess I did okay. I mean, I'm not delusional- I didn't think I was going to do all of… Continue reading Mid-week updates
It's Sunday morning, and our houseguests are gone! They left last night. It all went really well! I mentioned I was apprehensive, because our guests included Ivan's friend/wife/daughters (who I know) but also his friend's parents and mother-in-law (who I did not know). Also, we just don't host people a lot, besides immediate family (which… Continue reading Our houseguest weekend= success!
Our Year: 2024 January Rang in the new year in Mexico! Hiked the Toluca Volcano and met our baby niece. Started a new lifting program! (Momentum by Sohee). Worked on pull-ups (still terrible at them). Dabbled in running...? (quit). Lots of work changes. Helped boys plan high school courses! Bathroom remodel continues. Watched a lot… Continue reading 2024 Rapid-Fire Year in Review
Wow, I last posted on 12/10 (and sorry, I never responded to everyone's great and very helpful comments about my gift buying process dilemma! I read every single one and am appreciative of the great ideas from all!). This week has been BUSY!!! 'Tis the season, right? So what have I been doing instead of… Continue reading Busy busy… why I was MIA for 8 days
ETHAN IS 16 TODAY!!! What!!?!?! I know, it's the most cliche thing ever to say, but time please slow down.....😭 I feel like I can divide my kids' lives into "pre-covid" and "post-covid". It's probably just due to their ages when the pandemic hit (5th and 4th grades), but I felt like we entered the… Continue reading 0>6>16!
Wednesday, March 27 The plan for Wednesday was to go to Dollywood!! If you're not familiar, it's a major theme park owned by country superstar Dolly Parton and based around her life and roots in the Tennessee Smoky Mountains. I wanted to go here for a few reasons. One, several people that I know who… Continue reading Dollywood fun!
Monday night we had a fun family outing. I feel like generally speaking, 2023 is not the year that we are doing "all the holiday fun things". It's just been a weird year with the puppy and the bathroom remodel and the houseguests, yada yada. You all know, if you've been reading along. Plus, we're… Continue reading A fun holiday evening!!
As alluded to in my last post, things have been a little CRA-ZY around here!!! Vacation, holiday, family, work insanity (big audit prep), a birthday!, driving!, more family, a swim meet, chiropractor appts, kids' jobs.... phew. It's been a month so far. I will attempt to recap a bit of what we've all been up… Continue reading Backing up & (many) life updates!
Whewwwww this has been a WEEK. Final week of school for Ethan: The end of the school year has arrived for Ethan (Asher still goes until Tuesday; their school does this special thing where the graduating 8th graders get out a few days early), and it felt like a major whirlwind! Last Tuesday was Ethan's… Continue reading 8th grade graduation… on to high school!
GRATEFUL KAE 