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A fangirl mom-of-three trying to balance her love of family, books, baking and nail polish while spending most of her hours waiting for the kids in the pull-through lane at school.
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Love our traditions like Riggsby Blueberry pie for Thanksgiving. Can’t let pumpkin pie be the runaway favorite. And family. We love having Baka and Djedo here to join us on this holiday and remind us of all the things that make us thankful this year.
posted in: Family, Holidays, People We Love
The sheer size of the sixth grade band is impressive. I adore that music (band, chorus, strings) are a requirement in sixth grade. Music really does feed the soul. See? A soul being fed. Rock on, dude, rock on. Also, if you sit near our family, be warned…we are loud when it comes to cheering.
posted in: Balance, People We Love, Things We Do
Such a fun moment to see Bella with our very favorite Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Kirch. Yes, the saintly teacher who taught all three of our kids. And it was so fun to see Bella reading in front of everyone. An aproppriate moment to focus on how very quickly kids grow — the theme of their […]
posted in: Family, People We Love, Things We Love
The most magical times in our house are when grandparents visit. Here are Baka and Djedo who stopped by at a very important time of year. Per contractual agreement with my father, I’m not allowed to release his actual age. Trust me, I get it. ;D Happy Birthday to our darling Djedo. The best father, […]
posted in: Family, Milestones, People We Love
Ah, the time for Father’s Day Pizza party at preschool had arrived. While it’s similar to the Mother’s Day Tea Party, it’s not. You see all these dads/grandfathers/uncles/godfathers show up on a weekday afternoon to eat pizza and watch a show put on by the very excited students. Do you guys see Bella? Her excitement […]
posted in: Family, Holidays, People We Love
Remember your first slumber party? Well, Kata’s been dying for one and we finally managed to schedule it in. Elyse joined Kata and, of course, Bella for a night of festivities which included manicures, doll tea parties, movies and lots of snacks. I still can recall mine. Lots of whispering of secrets and giggles into […]
posted in: Family, Milestones, People We Love
Alex has been busy this year reading through all of the Percy Jackson books. Have you read them yet? They’re truly wonderful and magical explorations of Greek Mythology in a modern day world. If you haven’t seen the movie, yet, it’s being released on DVD on June 29th. Here comes the endorsement: if you liked […]