Posts tagged William

Easter 2012

1 month ago

in Family, Holidays, Nature, Parenting, Travel

WE JUST RETURNED FROM A WONDERFULLY RELAXED SPRING BREAK AND EASTER HOLIDAY IN MY HOMETOWN. We visited my 97 year old grandmother who was alert and talkative. It was nice to see her recovering from some winter rehabilitation and back to her own home. Amazingly she lives independently in an apartment specially made for mobility issues…I venture to say she is healthier than most 40 year olds. Very More >

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Wordless Wednesday: Play ball!

2 months ago

in Family, Parenting

LAST NIGHT WE WERE AT THE BALLPARK UNTIL 10:00 PM. It was officially the first game of the season. The stormy weather of this weekend had delayed it on Saturday so there we sat in some of the coldest weather we’ve had during this mild winter. But to look on the field and hear the boys from our team chant, you would have never known it was even chilly. They were fired up for their first game and More >

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Wordless Wednesday: Two Dancers

5 months ago

in Family, Friends, Holidays, Parenting

I’VE TOLD YOU ABOUT MY BALLERINA, GRACE. She had her debut appearance in the Georgia Ballet’s professional production of The Nutcracker last weekend. My parents came into town and got to see her fight in the Mouse King’s Army during the battle scene. On Thursday night we had another dancer in our family – William!

William is on the intermural dance team at his elementary school. There are 7 More >

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Who is that knocking at my door?

6 months ago

in Family, Holidays, Parenting

I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT FALL WEEKEND. I decided to take a little time off and simply enjoy the characters around my home. Fall is one of my favorite seasons and Halloween is a great kid holiday. I love comparing the photos from year to year and enjoying the funny happenings that go along with them. People with older children will remind you that one day your children won’t care about More >

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Boy Fortune versus Girl Fortune

7 months ago

in Family, Parenting

WHEN YOU FIRST BECOME PREGNANT, PEOPLE FEEL OBLIGATED TO TELL YOU ABOUT KID PERSONALITIES. And then they usually go on to tell you that boys and girls are completely different. If you are pregnant with your second child you usually roll your eyes and think, “I’ve done fine with child #1 so far!”

As my three kids grow, some of the old sayings become clearer each day. No matter how alike I raise More >