I found out that “What!??” moments are a genetic flaw within my family, one we are passing down to our children and probably leaving as a mark on the world. I was driving to the middle school where Peyton and I would be involved in honoring a 7th grader named Jordan who raised over 1700$ [...]
Posts from ‘May, 2008’
Celebrating Tuesday!
Amazing things can happen when I am free of my children for a few hours. Today was Peyton’s first day back to school and although she was miserable at drop-off she was all smiles and told me “I had a GREAT day!” when I picked her up. She’s got a “get out of school free” [...]
Silence is golden but duct tape is silver
Yesterday morning there were construction guys blocking the entrance to the school. They were putting down some sort of markers for whatever project they were undertaking and Nathaniel was watching most intently. “What are they doing there, mom?” “Putting something in the street.” “I hope they’re not land mines!” Because the most common source of [...]
For a GREAT laugh!
A very special mom I’ve met through the wonderful world of Caring Bridge is a mom named Alayna. Her son Joey’s website has brought me untold laughs and giggles and snort-coffee-out-of-your-nose moments. I HAVE to share her with the rest of the world, because if you haven’t read some of her posts, you HAVE NOT [...]
Quest for Hope 2008
I promised my friends that I wouldn’t post about last’s night adventure in scavenger hunting until all the effects of said event had left my system. Seeing as how my feet hurt, my bum hurts, my left arm is a little sore for some reason it could be a while before I’m actually allowed to [...]
