*because even a random day deserves a good book
Stephenie Freeman
Swim, boy! Swim!
The boys started private swimming lessons yesterday. For the next two weeks they will go daily (not counting the weekends) and at the end they are guaranteed to be swimming all on their own. At first I was scepticle. I mean, this woman didn’t know my children. She didn’t know how strong willed and stubborn […]
MoreReadable moment ruined
Yesterday I was stopped by a cop. Not pulled over, just stopped from being able to drive any further. A cop car was stopped in the middle of a very busy street where we live. His lights were on, his door was open, and I started to wish that I had picked a different lane. […]
MoreWon’t you be my neighbor?
Tonight, as I was trying to clean up dinner, the door bell rang. We’ve lived in California for almost two years now, and the only time our door bell has ever rung is when the UPS man is making a delivery. The few friends we’ve made here usually call before they come and we weren’t […]
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Just one week after moving in, there are actually a couple of rooms worth photographing. This is the downstairs 1/2 bath. Not a bad little place to use the potty. It says, “Here–come and sit and take a look at all of our beautiful artwork.” This is our loft/boys TV room/my office. The Golfer built […]
MoreChange is manditory. Growth is optional.
It’s time for me to grow. For the past year, I’ve been blogging for Disney’s new website, Family.com. I was one of the “Family Bloggers.” It was a great gig. It brought in some really good extra money for me and my family at a time that we really needed it. But then last week […]
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