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Summer of Books
This summer has been my official “Summer of Books.” Last year, I really dragged my feet on reading. I think the year was more focused on learning to balance having TWO kids with…
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How to Pass Time on a Treadmill
I’ve given up on spinning. After that one class, I could barely walk for almost a week. And I mean, barely. It hurt to sit, it hurt to stand, it hurt to sleep,…
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Atlanta Craziness
Last week, my mom and I packed the kiddos up in her minivan and escaped to visit my sister in Atlanta for a few days. I love visiting at Ginny’s house. She’s such…
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Parenting Mistake #2,659: Video Games
For Bean’s seventh birthday this past June, we made a big step and bought him a Disney Infinity. I’m not a video game person. I didn’t grow up with them in our house.…
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Gracie in Home Depot
Chris had to run to Home Depot this past weekend, and in the interest of creating quality family time, I insisted that we all go along. This always happens. And it always proves…
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My First Spin Class
You. Guys. I joined the YMCA in our neighborhood, which means I joined an actual gym. EEK! The Y in our neighborhood is like a country club. Seriously. It’s the prettiest Y I…
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How to Pack for the Beach
We are beach regulars. During the summer, I try to get out there with the kids about once a week. Though, they are revolting this week and refuse to go. What sticks in…
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Theology and Other Deep Thoughts With Gracie
Gracie came home from VBS and told me this story: “Mom, Jesus was on the planet Africa (“It’s a continent, honey.”) and he had 100 sheep, but he lost one so he went…
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ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!
(Heads up: My phone was having real problems overheating and so I went to the Apple store today and they replaced my phone. But I hadn’t backed up my stuff to iCloud since…
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Summer Moments
There’s not much to report from these parts lately. We’ve been doing a lot of this… Which is one of my favorite things to do, so no complaints here. I had to get…
