I sometimes do the cute "Friday 5" posts, but definitely not always. Just depends on my mood. However, it seems like today EVERYBODY did a Friday 5, so, I am joining in. 🙂 1) I worked a flexed schedule today- 5:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This sounds nice on the surface- done at 1:30! But… Continue reading Friday 5
Happy Daylight Savings Day to all who celebrate. 😉 I definitely LOVE the "fall back" way more than the "spring ahead". Yay for more sleep! And this weekend, I needed that extra hour. As you know, my Thursday-Friday were very short in the sleep department. And today, I'm writing from an Aquatic Center lobby while… Continue reading Sunday scenes + dog humor
You all know I am a fan of silly memes and basically anything that gets a laugh or smile out of me, randomly. I've accumulated a couple fun ones lately: #1: Made me laugh hysterically. I saw this one right after our especially busy summer, with multiple houseguests from all sides of the family. Our… Continue reading Fall and Friday Funnies
Yesterday around 4 pm Ethan was practicing the piano. Our piano is in our basement rec room, just outside my office. I was still working and was planning to work until around 5:00. Ethan was busy later in the evening though, so he had to fit his piano practice in then while I was down… Continue reading Amid the chaos/ a funny story
Yesterday I sorted through and cleaned out my April 2020 photo folder. As you all would know, April 2020 was when most of the world was on pretty tight lockdown mode. In the U.S., in our region, this was the strictest, most extreme lockdown period we ever had, I'd say. Literally everything was closed and/… Continue reading A few laughs + pandemic memories
Ha, please ignore my dramatic title. 😆 But seriously, it's that time of year....SUMMER PLANNING TIME. Wait, what? There's snow on the ground. It's January 28. My brain is so far from summer I might as well have left it in Mexico. Nevertheless, apparently in camp-world it is summertime. Registration opens for the traditional weeklong… Continue reading The summer planning blues
Slipping in an unrelated photo of Ethan to start with.... outside his first ever piano competition yesterday! He looked so cute to me. And he played beautifully. 🙂 Last night Ivan was trying to figure out the date of something coming up, and asked, "Wait, what's the date today?" I replied, as usual, that I… Continue reading Sunday gratitude and cuteness
FINALLY a better day all around yesterday. Gym ☑️Work ☑️Piano lessons ☑️Basketball parent meeting ☑️ Also, a morning walk. I liked this nice little red tree. Closet clean-out: I also ended up with a quiet, empty house post-basketball meeting, because Ivan took the boys to a movie. (I forget which one- some new action/ superhero/… Continue reading Wednesday misc: clothes, funny comments, vaccines
Once upon a time, there was a man. The man had a much younger brother, who would sometimes travel from a far away land to visit him. The younger brother was grateful to the older brother for inviting him into his home. To extend his gratitude, the younger man would offer to help the older… Continue reading The Parable of the Diesel Fuel
We haven't made too much in way of plans for the summer yet for the kids. The big "anchors" were supposed to be: Ethan- *summer camp with friend (the traditional outdoors kind- canoeing, games, bonfires, swimming, etc.)*local track program*??? Maybe a coding class or day camp or something Asher-*overnight swim camp with best swim friend… Continue reading Disappointment and (semi)resolution
GRATEFUL KAE 