• Adventures,  Kids,  Personal

    It’s A Little Brother!

    Jer has declared that with this new Majority, the transfer of power from “Mom’s Rules” to “Dad & Boys” reign will now include monthly Steak dinners, Action Movie Nights, more than 3 indoor…

  • Kids

    Kids Spotlight: March 2025

    The Smart-Looking One My friends saw me with my new glasses and said, ‘We know you’re smart, and when you wear glasses it totally makes sense!’ F, car ride home March 13, 2025…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    February Music and Big Moves

    L tells me it’s been a musical month. F has been composing songs on his harmonica after piano practice (his Dad is teaching him the harmonica). I’ve fallen into a K-pop BTS black…

  • Adventures

    Habits, Goals, and Happenings

    What’s been going on in my world lately? Life is full right now. Attending baptisms and baby showers, babysitting, L’s honors orchestra, caring for our sick/anxious dog, submitting taxes, working on budgets for…

  • Personal

    Dog Days of January

    This week it’s been a consistent early morning flurry getting the dog out to potty—1am, 2am, 5am. The poor dog seems to be having stress induced colitis again. I’m a walking zombie, and…

  • Personal

    Family Photos & Bios 2024

    See the Year in Review here. About Our Family This Year This summer we enjoyed 2 big fun filled family reunions with loved ones (here and here). We had memorable camping trips, Yellowstone…

  • Adventures

    Snapshots of October

    It’s been an action packed month and I’m ready to sit a spell haha. Fall Dance Festival The boys’ school holds a dance festival every year and each grade shows us a dance…

  • Adventures

    Bustling Family Life

    August has been flying by with lots of activity! We had birthdays for L and I, a reunion on my side of the family, and basically the end of summer as school and…