Blech, I need a do-over of yesterday. It was not my best day. Nothing terrible happened, but I was just off. Actually, I have felt a bit off all week. My brain has just been so DISTRACTED!! I don't know. Too many things on my mind I guess, and then it ends up that I'm… Continue reading In need of a do-over day + driving fatigue
This past weekend we had a rare weekend away: I'll call it a "2:1" weekend. 2 parents, 1 child. I don't think we'd ever really done this before! (the 2:1 thing). But it just so happened that Ethan had a soccer tournament in St. Louis, and Asher had a packed weekend himself at home- a… Continue reading 2:1 Weekend in St. Louis
I'm having a bit of mental conundrum over here. So, you all know that Ethan has a part-time job now. He has worked at McDonald's since right after he turned 14- he started at the end of August 2022. Over 7 months now! It's been going really well. He seems to like it, or at… Continue reading Work ethic + kids
First, Asher is feeling better! Not sure he's 100%, or at least his appetite is still a little weak, but overall he feels much better. He hasn't decided yet if he'll swim this afternoon or not. (Still sleeping now- will see what he thinks in a while.) But by last night he seemed peppy and… Continue reading Mediocre living?
ARGH, I'm soooo annoyed right now. Remember how I said Asher has his big Regional Championship swim meet this weekend? The one they train for all season long- essentially the culmination of the season (besides State, but he's not likely to qualify this year because he just aged up to the next age group)? Also,… Continue reading Gah… come on!
I know I already shared a little recap of how my goals went in January (see that here). But today I spent a few minutes filling out my January Review section in my Wonderland 222 planner. In the past ~6 months or so, I've been using this space to just jot down any highlights or… Continue reading January 2023- Highlight Reel
Tuesday already! These past few days were a blur. The weekend was highly dominated by Asher's swim meet both Saturday and Sunday. But first, on Friday night we still squeezed in our date night: Switched it up from nachos and got a big quesadilla to share instead! Neither macro friendly nor low carb, but, delicious.… Continue reading Weekend snapshots + shoes for Costa Rica
Something that often makes me smile: Pretty much every day after school, at some point in the first 1-2 hours that the boys are home, Asher will casually pause and ask me, "So, how was your day today, mom?" I usually take a second to consider the question, because not all days are equal. The… Continue reading So, how was your day?
Work Book Club: I had my first work book club last night. As you all know, I don't read a TON or that fast, so I was mostly just pleased that I actually had finished the darn book!! 😄 We read The Sentence by Louise Erdrich. Everything was okay. 🙃 I thought the book was… Continue reading First book club and other misc.
I was thinking yesterday how our weekends are so inconsistent. They really never look the same. Overall, this is fine with me; it's mostly just an observation. We've actually never really had consistent weekends, for as long as I can remember. From 2006- 2016 I worked every other weekend. (!!!) That's a lot of weekend… Continue reading Weekend inconsistency
GRATEFUL KAE 