One of Those Days
Sooooo you know it's gonna be a great day when it starts at 4am. With your toddler screaming. And you go to check on her and she smells vaguely like…
Kissing Auntie’s Boo-Boos
Saturday afternoon, my sister Allison was in a bike accident. She's going to be fine, but it's been a stressful couple of days around here. Any time your little sister…
A Family Weekend
You know you had a great weekend when you come out on the other side with a million photos (I just had to document all the fun we had!) or…
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Whoopsies!
*Tap tap* Is this thing on? I was not planning on taking the summer off. In fact, I've been blogging since my last post showed up around Memorial Day. (Infrequently…
Father of the Year!
Have I mentioned what an awesome dad my husband is? Because, daaaamn. For Mother's Day, all I wanted was to go to yoga and get a pedicure. Kristian? For Father's…
It Was Bound to Happen Eventually…
Act I Scene I: Bright and early on a Saturday morning. A bleary-eyed Hope is unloading the dishwasher while her daughter "helps." LJ: Mama! [points] The dishwasher pod is still…
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Stick a Fork In It….
... The diet bet is over. In the end, I ended up losing 7 or 8 pounds. It's not quite as much as I'd hoped for, but it's a lot more…
Covered Bridges Half Marathon
Sunday morning, I ran the Covered Bridges Half Marathon up north in Vermont. I have mixed feeling about the whole thing. The race itself was amazing, simply incredible. The course…
Memorial Day Weekend
We had a jam-packed long weekend. Two music classes, paddling on a local lake, pizza by the ocean, and an afternoon pool-party. Even with all of that going on, we…