Next May, when I’m worried about the summer, and having all the kids home for MONTHS with not much on the calendar….remind me. The kids are alright.They’ll find…
Continue ReadingLove this thought.It was a weekend of saltwater for us: … unexpected tears on Nate’s birthday. Mine when I realized our baby was no longer an official baby.…
Continue ReadingNate, Happy Birthday! Your first one! It is so fun to watch you grow up and think about all the things you will learn in the next year.…
Continue ReadingAbout two years ago, our family attended a good friend’s birthday party. His theme was Husker Football and the party favor was a CD of Husker Football-Pump-Up-Type Songs.…
Continue ReadingI had heard rumors about the San Marcos Outlets, but I dismissed them as an urban legend.Crate and Barrel, West Elm, Pottery Barn Kids, Restoration Hardware, and Williams…
Continue ReadingAnd other words Nate can say (kinda, sorta):Buh-Buh! (for bye-bye) Buh-Buh! (for Bubba (Sam)) Buh-Buh! (for Bath) Buh-Buh! (for Bottle) Duh-Duh! (for Dadda) Mama (Clear as can be…
Continue ReadingWe sit side by side in the cantina, talk to senoritas, and drink warm beer.
Continue ReadingOne week ago today we were driving home from my folks’ house in Kansas. Nate had been sick with the freaky virus. Ellie was a bit whiny on…
Continue ReadingKate’s (Catie’s BFF) mom and I have often joked about those pendants we wore when we were younger. One said, “Be Fri.” The other “St Ends.” Together Best…
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