Today was a special day. I started to write a post about it for Facebook, and it was getting a little long, and I realized the time has come to revive the blog. We started the day off early by loading the kids’ bikes onto the car. Also into the car went a cooler full … Continue reading
Many happenings for our little family this past month– Asher finished his second soccer season. He loves his sport, and made impressive gains for a little guy. He scored lots of goals, made lots of friends, and he’s a genuinely good sport out there on the tiny field. Gramma and Poppy came for a long … Continue reading
Perhaps it’s the upcoming election. Perhaps it’s the San Antonio suburban sprawl. Perhaps it’s the books we’ve been reading lately (and, please, allow me to highly recommend both The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight by Thom Hartmann and Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer). But we needed to unplug this weekend. So we packed up the … Continue reading
Isla had lots of ideas for her birthday this year. I know the day will come, too soon I’m sure, when Isla and Asher may not want a party or to make a fuss. Actually, Asher has his birthday parties for the next several years already planned out, so… But anyway, I’m on board, for … Continue reading
Holy moly, the backlog may be at its all-time worst, but here I am! Before the summer started, not-yet-blogged big events for us included Isla’s 6th birthday, graduation from kindergarten and the conclusion of Asher’s first soccer season. Today, I’ll summarize our summer, then I’ll get back to those. Sounds like a plan! Summer…. Isla … Continue reading
With Isla in kindergarten and Elliot in graduate school, this year brought us our first family spring break. To make it even more memorable, Elliot’s best friend also got a real spring break this year (his first year teaching), it happened at the same time as ours, and he came to Texas to spend it … Continue reading
Way back in February, the Rodeo came to town. We move around often and 1 thing that I believe really helps us handle so much transition is our commitment to truly try our best to experience the goings-on of wherever we are. In San Diego, that meant eating fish tacos, wearing Toms, saying “the” before … Continue reading
Ok. My goal has been to write a new post at least once a week until I get caught up from my writing hiatus. Last week, I got Asher’s birthday post up, so technically my next post should be about the Rodeo. But I just have to break from the backlog for a moment and … Continue reading
This year, Asher asked for a Star Wars party. Well, actually he asked to dress up like Darth Maul, and have “light saver” duels with his friends. Star Wars party = totally doable. But, Darth Maul dress up with duels? Darth Maul has got to be the scariest-looking villain of all times, right? Besides, he … Continue reading
Back in January, we got an opportunity too good to pass up. Elliot was scheduled for a work conference in San Diego, and he invited us to join him! Normally, work conferences and this family don’t jive so well, but come on! San Diego! We decided to go for a few days before the conference. … Continue reading
Keeping up with the Rosses 