i’ll warn you in advance. this might be the most boring month recap post of my 20+ years of blogging. for starters, like half of the month was snow days for the kids. some legit. some not. by the end of it, they were losing their minds a little. just before the new year, i […]
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nineteen years of ike-zilla
hard to believe it, but this guy has been on the scene for nineteen whole years. for his birthday, he arranged a flag football game with an assortment of his pals. then, as sometimes happens in January, the weather was quite uncooperative. but, they found a time to squeeze it in, despite the frigid temps, […]
it is december.
december is always chock full of all of the things. hazel’s birthday. school mayhem. christmas festivities. actual christmas. and then just general life chaos. here’s some details of that last line item…. first of all. we are back in the full swing of hazel’s basketball career. she’s playing for the wccc league again. i’m not […]
two christmases (actual and swedish).
just like every other morning here in my late forties, on december 25th, i awakened at 430 am or so. it worked out nicely, because i hadn’t done the stockings the night before, so i had PLENTY of time to do that and still savor (many) a cup of coffee. in the dark. in the […]
the crazelnut is twelve.
somehow, it’s been twelve years since this moment. time feels like it’s accelerating.when your kids are babies, they tell you this will happen.the wise older folk do. savor it, they say.and it seems so foreign, because those baby days feel like 57 hours each.but here we are, our very last baby barreling towards her teen […]
a recap of november 2025.
firstly. let’s just get it out of the way. here’s some gym selfies. i’ve really cut back lately. the being hobbled has definitely hindered my gymfluencer aspirations. of course, when i take them, i still make them wacky and post weird things, just to ensure no one takes me all that seriously. it’s been a […]
thanksgiving, etc.
this year, we made the executive decision not to travel to western new york for thanksgiving. it’s just a lot to get us all up there for such a quick trip in the middle of this busy season and with unpredictable weather conditions. when i told my mom we weren’t coming, she decided that they […]
october highlights, lowlights, and just regular lights, i guess.
whelp. it’s fully fall now. october has come and gone. allow me to tell you about it. first up. the gym. i actually changed gyms this month. long boring story. but didn’t feel like i was getting the value i was paying for. and privately owned gym was planning to move into a building nearby […]
halloween quilt #6. :/.
it’s no secret that i haven’t had much sewing mojo for quite some time. a few blocks here and there. small projects. but i really haven’t had much juice. at all. but, turns out, being hobbled by an injury that forces me to rest a little bit (and not run off to hike every chance […]
do i remember? the 30 days of september?
it’s mid october as i sit to type this. i uploaded the pics awhile back. it all seems like a dream now. september was fast. and busy. a whirlwind. anna’s field hockey career was in full swing. she has absolutely loved the experience. and it was fun for me to have a little sports mom […]