The One Lesson Every Mom Should Remember on the First Day of School
This is happening. It's really, really happening. Today, I put my oldest in high school and my (almost) youngest in kindergarten with three in between and one still at home. That's six, in case you're bad at math like me. As I watched my oldest confidently throw his backpack over his shoulder, look nervously back at me and his dad, and push his way through the high school doors, it hit me. As I clung to my kindergartener - the ...
‘Merica Vacation: Part Three, The Long Road Home
We took an epic, 10-state, 2,900-mile, 8-day vacation this summer and I'm dishing on all the details. Read more in part one and part two! STATE #7: KENTUCKY Our trip in Indy was full of love, hugs and lots of memories for us, and the kids. Then, we hit I-65 and it was not so lovey. But, because we hit the road suuuuper early, we made it to the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory shortly after opening. John Paul was ...
‘Merica Vacation: Part Two, The Love
We took an epic, 10-state, 2,900-mile, 8-day vacation this summer and I'm dishing on all the details. Read more in part one and part three! ****** Yesterday, I left off with my bad math skills and my poor dinner guest manners. We walked in the door of the Thoman's house many hours later than what we planned and we all got a good chuckle out of that. Fortunately, we have amazing friends who just laughed it off, poured us a ...
‘Merica Vacation: Part One, The Roadtrip
We're recapping our 'Merica Vacation 2015 in three parts: one, two and three. I hope you enjoy them all! It's always an adventure this "vacation" with kids thing. It's usually the last half hour of every leg of the trip that we all lose our will to live. Memories. We're making 'em. Several months ago, some of the Godparents living in Indiana begged called us and asked if we would drive to Indiana at the end of June/beginning of July ...
The 10 Best Things About Breaking Your Knee Cap
Three weeks ago I did a perfect lunge at the pool, with baby in hands, and my left knee took one for the team. It was actually more like a slip on concrete in flip flops, but whatever. Knee cap broken. Surgery was two weeks ago. That was fun. As I sit here on my couch, mostly, for the next three weeks before getting clearance to bend my knee and start PT, I thought y'all might appreciate a top ten ...
Our Love Story: Part Three
This is part three of a three-part series on how we met. You can catch up by reading parts one and two. ---- When we last left off, I was about to make "the call" for one last effort at a date with Mr. Whitaker. Thankfully, when I made the call and nervously asked Scott to our sorority's formal, he said, "Yes!" We enjoyed a pre-formal dinner date with some other couples. I also feel obligated to tell you that you should ...
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... and welcome to the mess. I know a thing or two about big families (I've got 6 kids + a daughter-in-law), carpool, grief, Jesus, the Texas Aggies, prematurity, marriage counseling, decluttering and party planning, but I still don't know why it's so hard for my kids to put up their shoes. My Texas-sized heart is honored to have you here!
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