Today marked the last day of Fall soccer. It also marked Dan’s Monster Dash Half Marathon in Chicago. Which meant he wasn’t here to help me with soccer. Five kids, four games. Things started fabulously: Since Luke and Sam both had games scheduled for the same time, but different parks, some friends picked Luke up [...]
Entries from October 2011
A Bi-Polar Day
October 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Rougher days, Sports
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Retreating
October 21st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Family, Parenting, Potty talk
Last weekend, I had the chance to attend a 3-day retreat. The stars must have been aligned just right, because I managed to leave behind my family on Thursday evening, not returning until Sunday evening, and everyone survived. Even the dog. Not only did they all survive, but there was no mud, no blood and [...]
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Again
October 12th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Adventures, Family, Parenting
We took the kids camping – AGAIN! Can you believe how stupid we are it? We almost took the dog too (just ’cause we like to punish ourselves like that), but changed our minds and kenneled her. Never mind that it cost more for her to stay than for us to camp… It was worth [...]
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Let There Be (Shaded) Light
October 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Family, Home
When we constructed a new kitchen in our home, this is the light we chose to hang above our table: Unfortunately, it recently met its demise. When Grandma and Grandpa were here taking care of our children so that Dan and I could head West for my sister’s wedding (yes, back in August), the glass [...]
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The Future
October 2nd, 2011 · 2 Comments · Family, Parenting
I can’t remember what Luke was mad about this morning. And, I’m sure if I asked him, he wouldn’t remember, either. But boy was he MAD. The yelling, screaming, stomping, saying-nasty-things kind of mad. I don’t think I helped the situation much, as when he told me he didn’t love me I told him I [...]
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