I was going to title this "Asher Updates" but figured he might not like to have his name in the TITLE. haha. But, these updates are all related to Asher. Volleyball Banquet On Monday night we went to his end-of-season volleyball banquet at school. They had nets up in the gym, so all the boys… Continue reading Thursday updates
Yay, NaBloPoMo is here! I already laid out my plan, but in case you missed it, it's: post every day in November my posts must be <500 words (*I might make an exception for the quinceanera recap which I still haven't gotten around to) no daily themes. I'm not a "theme blogger" and I generally… Continue reading NaBloPoMo Day 1! And Halloween 2024
Here we are, somehow 1 day away from the end of September! I read all the time management things and I think about this topic a lot, yet I still can't seem to figure out how to get time to slow down. (Though in other ways, September actually has simultaneously felt moderately long? I don't… Continue reading End of September
Okay, I promise I will not write a third post about the Mexico trip decision. 😂 The final decision is Sunday- Sunday and I'm refusing to even think about it anymore (though I don't think Ivan has actually bought the plane tickets yet, so with my luck, after all this, it will turn out that… Continue reading “Non-Mexico trip decision” life updates
So a couple other pieces of information have come to light that may also impact the Mexico travel decision (in case you missed it yesterday, spelled out ad nauseum here). Actually, first of all- THANK YOU to everyone who chimed in! So many thoughtful points!! (Special thanks to my lurkers who came out of lurkerville… Continue reading And the plot thickens….
Background: We have to go to Mexico for our goddaughter's quinceanera in October. (Not going = not an option. I've mentioned before that quinceaneras are a Big Deal and as the godparents, we apparently have some specific roles during the ceremony and party. Kind of nervous about what this all entails? Not a huge fan… Continue reading WWYD?! Advice needed, especially parents of high schoolers!
Ethan sort of goes back to school today! Ahhh. (Just a short orientation day, which as a sophomore basically means going to get his picture taken and receive new school ID and some other misc. tasks.) His first real day is tomorrow! I always think it's nice to start on a Thursday, to ease in… Continue reading Back to school- round 1
I realized this week that there are two distinct changes coming our way this year, and I'm pretty on board with both of them! 1. The mornings This will be the first year ever that I will not be responsible for driving at least one child to school (or the bus stop). Even when the… Continue reading 2 things I’m looking forward to this school year
I am having difficulty wrapping my head around the fact that it's August! This has felt like the weirdest summer to me. And it's kind of almost over, but also kind of not. Ethan starts school in a week and a half, on August 15, but Asher doesn't go back until September 3! So that's… Continue reading AUGUST + soda + swim updates
Annnnd the very choppy blogging schedule continues. Sigh. The week has been basically a continuation of previous recent weeks. I will not lie and say this post-Hawaii summer has been my most awesome summer. But, nothing is overtly horrible (at all!), either, and I also cannot exactly figure out how to express my discontent without… Continue reading An intense weekend
GRATEFUL KAE 