“Chuck” the Birthday Corn
Husband: “If you want corn for your birthday dinner, we’ll go to Whole Foods and get some whole corn on the cob for you to …
A Letter to My Baseball Player
Dear Son, Today, you played what may have been not only your last Fort Polk baseball game, but, because we’re moving, your last sports game …
First Baseball Game EVER!
He is our first child to play baseball, and today is opening ceremonies and his first baseball game. He is so proud, so excited, and …
First Band Concert and Celebrating “The Firsts”
The day he was to “try out” to get into band, he was unfortunately sick. In fact, he forced himself to go to school that …
The Halloween Dilemma and The “Mom’s Always Right” Happy Ending
It was a torturous trip to the Halloween store for us. He couldn’t decide what he wanted to be, and seemingly everything he wanted was …
Letting Big Kids Help at Dinner = Life Lessons
My husband asked my oldest son to mix the biscuits and place them on our baking stone while he ran to the store for a …
Tackle Football aka Mom’s Gonna Have a Heart Attack
This is my son’s first time playing tackle football, as in, the kind-of football where kids are encouraged to take the opponent down. To the …
Best. Picture. Ever. from #roadtrip2010 (Day 5)
Part of our road trip took us to Williamsburg, Virginia. Specifically Busch Gardens. With the yearly Anheuser-Busch “Here’s to the Heroes” offer, we used to …
First Time Military Dependant ID Cards
When a military child turns age ten, they’re supposed to get their military ID card. It’s recommended to have these to sign up to play …
My Ten-Year-Old Photographer (and The Story of the New Headshot)
I needed to submit a head-shot of myself to a new website I’m going to be working with (stay tuned for that announcement!), except the …