I’m way behind on my gardening. It’s not as if I never get out there, but I swear if you turn your back for 10 seconds, 10 weeds pop up. It’s hardly fair.
Date weekend
That’s what Scott dubbed it. Because we dropped the kiddo off at Grandma’s on Friday and I’ll be picking him up this afternoon. In the interim, we took a little jaunt to the Leelenau Peninsula and Traverse City. I like road trips, but I don’t like cramming activities into a […]
Chill and enjoy
Last night I kicked back on the deck for a bit. Tonight I’m listening to my kid trash his room. A kid who was supposed to be asleep almost two hours ago. Variety is the spice of life, ya know.
It could have just as easily been a Tuesday, I suppose
Mondays have all of this angst surrounding them. There’s an assumption that things will go badly or that if they are going badly, then it surely must be because it’s a Monday. How many times have you asked someone on a Monday morning how they’re doing and they respond, “Well, […]
The things we do for dad
On Father’s Day, we packed up the gang (father, mother, kid and canine) and headed to the beach. The one that allows dogs. Because I hate to leave her behind. There was much discussion beforehand as to whether it was a good idea to go on a weekend and on […]
Evening shenanigans
Scott stretched on the grass and we invaded his space. We’re nice like that.
Congrats
Just two grad parties this year, and both on the same weeken. Stepahnie yesterday. Shane today. Sometimes I have to remind myself that I’m one of the old people at these gatherings. Those teenagers definitely look a lot younger than me, but I swear it was only yesterday when high […]
Eight years
Happy anniversary, Scott! The picnic at the playground was lovely. Smooch! Photo taken by the 5-year-old.