Archive for category Kids
I’m still surprised.
Posted by malindar in Family Life, Kids, Reflection on September 13, 2011
I don’t know why, really, but I’m always surprised when something pops up that I actually sort of expected to happen along the way. The latest surprise smacked me in the face this morning when I decompressed with my kids from their weekend away. We talked things through in such a civilized manner when I […]
I know.
Posted by malindar in Family Life, Kids on August 18, 2010
I know exactly how she feels right now. Exactly. I remember the thoughts that went through my head as I lay on my bed, sobbing into my pillow. He is so mean. He’s trying to ruin my life. He doesn’t want me to have any friends. That way, he doesn’t have to worry about where […]
Swim Meet
So proud of Reasa and Bryson tonight. Despite only ever swimming in something other than our back yard pool (or someone else’s) and only ever having done a formal stroke (or 4) within the past three weeks of their lives, they both dove in and swam their little hearts out tonight in their first swim […]
P90X, Day 6
Wow. I hurt today. I hurt when I got up. I haven’t stopped hurting. Of course, the “haven’t stopped hurting” part may have more to do with Kenpo X and an hour of karate and sparring…but whatever. I may need to figure out what to do with myself on days when I’m putting in double […]
The baby gate
Since Maisie came to our house, we have rediscovered one of the most wonderful gifts we received before Reasa came along…the baby gate. You don’t realize how much you appreciated these inventions until something comes along that needs to be very deliberately kept out of certain areas…for whatever reason, Maisie can’t enter the living room […]