A (Snow) Day in the Life
5:07 am: The dog nudges me awake, wanting to go outside. I unwillingly get out of bed. When I open the door, my bleary eyes see that the rain from last night has now turned to a wall of white wind, and...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Sunday Snippets
Did you know that you can will your iPod to play a certain band while it’s set to shuffle? Okay, that’s totally not true, but I did start thinking of a band I wanted to hear while I was running, and...
View ArticleProject 365 (Week 46)
If last week was nice and warm, this week was brutally cold. It made it hard to want to leave the house, you know? Nov. 17 Ivy had her first basketball game. Then when the big three went to bed, and...
View ArticleProject 365 (Weeks 48-49)
So, I was really busy and tired this weekend and I didn’t get to posting last week’s Project 365. Here are both! Nov. 24 Ivy had her second basketball game, and Henry, Essie, and I (along with my...
View ArticleThe Winter Running Doldrums
I received a shirt from Allied Shirts to review, but all opinions are my own. Y’all, the winter blahs have set in. It’s cold (SO COLD). It’s dry, it’s sometimes snowy, sometimes windy. Who’s idea was...
View ArticleProject 365 (Week 52)
It’s been a very holiday week around here! Lots and lots of Christmas celebrating. Lots. Dec 22 Sunday was Christmas at Nana and Papa’s house, with most of the relatives in Arkansas. Dec 23 On Monday,...
View ArticleLeading the Way #iPPP
The snow started while the kids ate breakfast, and continued while we drove to school. I took them inside, got them settled in the warm, lively building and shielded my ears and eyes as I walked back...
View ArticleThrough the Lens Thursday: Flower
It’s unfortunate that this prompt came the first week of February. I haven’t seen a flower for months! So, I made Ivy put a flower in her hair (she chose neon orange) and stand in the cold for a minute...
View ArticleProject 365: Week 6
The longer I do this during the winter the less interesting my life feels. Feb. 2 We sort of watched the Super Bowl, but when the halftime show came on, some of us were really, really interested. Feb....
View ArticleThrough The Lens Thursday: Dull
I bought some Citi Blocks for the kids and I love the colors. I also love the light that comes in the kitchen windows early in the day. Also, the pink bag was from my January trip to Disney. It’s still...
View ArticleLove and Sunshine #iPPP
In case you weren’t aware, Valentine’s Day is Friday. So, in honor of that, I thought I’d share how I show my love. (Every mom is different. I do things that other moms wouldn’t dream of doing, and...
View ArticleProject 365: Week 7
We actually did some fun stuff this week! Feb. 9 The big kids went with daddy to see the Lego movie while I stayed home with the little one. But the first showing sold out, so they hung out at the...
View ArticleProject 365: Week 8
We had five full days of school this week, with no parties, and it felt like the longest. week. ever. Feb. 16 After all of the fun we had on Friday and Saturday, we took it easy on Sunday (when I say...
View ArticleProject 365: Week 9
It’s March now, but you can’t tell from looking outside. Feb. 23 I honestly have no idea what we did last Sunday. I have a feeling it wasn’t much. This was the one and only picture I took, apparently,...
View ArticleLet It Go, Winter. #iPPP
I think this winter has done me in. I woke up Sunday in a foul, foul mood and never came out of it. Even after sending everyone upstairs and getting on the treadmill (which usually turns a woke up on...
View ArticleProject 365: Week 10
March 2 I went from running the Disney World half to training for another half marathon in April, and I’m not gonna lie….I’m getting a little burnt out. I’ve still got almost five weeks until the next...
View ArticleThrough the Lens Thursday: Sign
A sign: A sign that, after a week or so of nice weather, winter is returning: A sign that I’m in denial about that: A sign that my friends love and know me well: A sign that my kids will do anything to...
View ArticleThrough the Lens Thursday: View
We had a four day weekend for Thanksgiving last week, and this was our view for three of the four days, basically. We had a lot of family time, and some of it was quality. Thanksgiving didn’t quite go...
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