Sometime in October, posts on my social media account began popping up about how many Fridays were left until Christmas. I can see the posts being helpful. But to me they are rough reminders about how little time is left until not only the holiday but the boys’ birthdays. It’s the double whammy which gets […]
There’s nothing like the motivation of food. Or in this case candy as I struggled to get an Ironman costume on a two-year-old who just was not having it. I simply told him in order to go trick-or-treating to get candy he would have to wear his costume. His eyes widened like he was remembering […]
I don’t know about all of you Clarkston fans but I can’t go right to sleep after coming home from a game. Optimistically, I would like to especially since the caffeine I had all day seems to disappear by the second half. The plan was straight to bed after football’s Friday game at Stoney Creek […]
It began… Jonathan is now in Kindergarten. His elementary school journey began last Thursday. Naturally it began with the first day of school photos. I let him choose inside or outside, and he wanted to go outside. He chose the location…under a tree. Amazingly, he actually seemed excited to hold the photo board this year. […]
Five-year-old Jonathan opens his arms to the side and asks his two-year-old little brother, Oliver, for a hug. Oliver walks up and leans in for a hug. It will continue for a few more moments and may or may not happen a couple more times a day – the sweet brother moment. Jonathan keeps growing […]
It popped up on feeds a few times during the weekend on social media. MTV was officially 40 years old, debuting on August 1, 1981. I barely remember watching it the first decade it was on. Heck, I was barely a toddler when it debuted. Being as young as I was I don’t believe my […]
My co-pilot was very specific as we took the day off and drove around last Thursday. I was on the lookout for garage sale signs and we did find quite a few subdivision sales – even two in Clarkston on the route we were taking. But again, my five-year-old co-pilot, Jonathan, was specific – if […]
Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend and enjoyed the warm, sunny weather after all the rain we had a few weeks ago. I spent most of Saturday having a Mommy Day. I didn’t go anyplace special really I didn’t go anywhere except the basement. Thinking about it now, it’s mirrors really well with my […]
Students left schools for the last time for this school year on Friday. What a school year! There were ups. There were downs. There were a lot of uncertainties and a lot of emotion. I hope you and your family made it through the school year despite the curvy road it took to get to […]
Congratulations to the Class of 2021! You have taken your final tests, received your caps and gowns and taken the final walk in your high schools. I will say it was nice to see smiling faces at the Clarkston High School Senior Funcheon, May 21. It was nice to see smiles. The masks were down […]