not so fast
Last week, we celebrated Wells’ sixth birthday. People always say, “They grow up too fast.” I never understood how fast until Wells came along. I also didn’t realize how heartbreaking it would be. It...
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A couple of weeks ago, Wells graduated from kindergarten. It was precious. The ceremony was so sweet, and the kids did a fantastic job. Notice that Graham is not in any of the photos. Totally my...
View Articlenever say never
What? I didn’t say every Friday. It has always made be a little batty to hear folks refer to their kids’ activities as their own. You know… “We have ballet,” “We have a HUGE test,” and my all time...
View Articlefly like a red bird, sting like a bee
When Wells was in K3, he was a bumble bee in the Spring play. He was also taller than the other bees and looked like he was wearing high waters. During the performance, one of the kids on the row...
View Articlemayday mayday
And just like that, another school year comes to a close. Of course, Graham waited until the last week to decide to dress himself… I also waited until the last week to have the most genius idea ever....
View ArticleOn teeth and tonsils…
This July has been quite eventful for Wells Wilder. He lost his first tooth… It had been loose for a while, and we really dreaded pulling it. Barf. Thankfully, it fell out in his sleep. And praise and...
View Article8 mile
Last week, my first baby bird turned eight. I could go on and on about how quickly they grow up, but, you know. I blinked and he is eight. If I blink again, he will be sixteen. Blink a few more times,...
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Thank y’all so much for all the blog birthday comments… I loved reading them. Also, congratulations to Samantha! You are the proud new owner of a breakable berry basket. (Graham chose the winner so the...
View Articlefriday four
1. The Most Important (Oat)meal of the Day For several years, I didn’t eat breakfast. I was convinced that when I ate breakfast it made me hungry. Like starving by 10 am, eating anything I could get my...
View ArticleThirteen, thirteen, thirteen, thir-teen… please don’t make my little boy a man
Wells turned thirteen at the end of April. I know, I know. I haven’t posted about him here in a while so he’s only like 9 in blog years. Heck, I live with him and it snuck up on me. I wrote the list...
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