Yesterday I think I might have attended my last ever club soccer game. (I say "might have" because I guess I don't know for sure, but it looks that way.) It feels a bit surreal and like an end of an era. The boys started doing little toddler soccer classes when they were TWO years… Continue reading On the end of things
Zooming on through May... we're really in the home stretch now, and dare I say the worst is behind us? This is the boys' last official week of school! Peeking ahead to next week.... Just gotta make it to Friday. Ethan: As I type this, Ethan should be finishing up his US History final exam… Continue reading Winding down fast
May 15th today! Halfway point through May. SO, how's it going? Overall, not as bad as I thought, really. We have had to do a fair amount of picking and choosing/ skipping things, which in some ways I suppose is unfortunate, but also has helped wield down the number of things from this list. I… Continue reading How the month is going
It's that time of year where high school seniors are finalizing their college choices for next year. Obviously I do not have a senior (yet, thank goodness), but I know many people who do! I love witnessing this next step! One of the cool things about Asher's swim team is that it's one big team-… Continue reading Witnessing the next step- college choice
1) I was walking Charlie the other afternoon, on one of our surprise-spring-warm-days (not today which is absolutely frigid again). As I approached this one corner house, I saw 2 little boys playing in the front yard. Maybe... 4 and 6? 5 and 7? Somewhere in there. Anyway, it was such a nice day and… Continue reading Random…Thoughts from A Walk with Charlie
So, the verdict on the new fancy suit.... I would say...."very helpful but not magic, either". Asher had a great meet!! But that being said, it didn't seem like the suit was absolutely life-altering, either. Which, in fairness, I think we expected. I mean, it's still just a swimming suit, not a turbo-charged jet pack.… Continue reading Swim success (relative) and weekend
Just popping in to say Happy Saturday! Hope you're all having a nice start to the weekend. The big event around here is Asher's Regional swim meet. He's swimming both today and tomorrow, and our team is co-hosting, so I have to volunteer. FORTUNATELY, I am no longer the team's Volunteer Coordinator, so this weekend… Continue reading Happy Saturday
Last night Asher and I attended a Course Expo at the high school to learn about the various course offerings. His course selections for high school next year are due tomorrow already! It's hard for me to wrap my brain around the fact that I will have two kids in high school next year. WHAT?! Asher… Continue reading High school x2?!
This has been a pretty swim dominated weekend so far. Friday night Asher and I attended the high school swim meet. His best swim friend is a year older and already in high school, so we went to watch him swim. It made Asher very excited to do HS swim next year!! There is a… Continue reading A swimming weekend and Christmas challenge check-in
I didn't end up posting on his birthday, but I didn't want to neglect mentioning that Asher turned 14 on Saturday!!! This blows my mind, but at the same time, he's ready. I am sensing a feeling of him being "over" middle school, excitement to move on to high school next year, an increasingly developing… Continue reading 14-year-old perks and a trip down memory lane
GRATEFUL KAE 