A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. Birthday Boy #1. Morgan turned 16. I can’t even begin to tell you how flabbergasted I am about this. He went from tiny baby to this tall handsome man child in, what seems like, a matter of seconds. He is one of the…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. Spring Football. Grayson decided he would like to try tackle football (he’s aged out of playing flag football). We found out that the school he’ll attend next year for high school has an 8th grade spring league. They’ve been practicing four days a…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. Our Last Science Fair. We did it. We made it. Our last science fair is finally over. These projects have been the bane of my existence for several years. Why? Because it’s parent homework. I know. I know. Science teachers are wanting to…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1.A lot of creativity going on. We haven’t had very many commitments on the weekends these past couple of weeks, so there’s been a lot of projects work going on. Both of the boys have busied themselves with Lego builds. I love that they…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1.Sophomore Project. Morgan was required to do a Sophomore Project this year. It’s basically a science fair type project–only instead of it having to be a science experiment, it can be anything that they are interested in learning about. Morgan’s subject matter was an…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1.Ring Security System. My parents always spoil us with awesome gifts for Christmas–most often things we would never think of buying for ourselves. This year they surprised us with a Ring Security system. If you’re not familiar–there are many options available: outside cameras and…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1.Happy 2023! How is this new year treating you so far? I hope all is well and if it’s not–that it will be soon. There are three things that I seem to experience every January: a. I make goals, to do’s and project lists…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1.Christmas break activities. We have been trying to stay busy since the anticipation leading up to Christmas day always makes my boys a little jittery. First up—we got a couple of inches of snow. It was way too cold to go sledding (-3 was…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. Party Time. Our annual Christmas open house was an absolute blast this year. We love hosting and appreciate that so many friends, neighbors, coworkers and even family show up to celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season with us. I seem to always…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. Another great SofaKillers gig at Boot Barn Hall. The guys LOVE playing at this venue. It’s such a great atmosphere and it was a great night of awesome music and dancing. 2. Thanksgiving Break. We enjoyed a wonderful week of time off school…