Ok, folks I've just met for the first time today are chastising me about not updating so here we go: the cavalcade of news. I am doing this in reverse chronological order cause it is more fun.
Honda no more.
We'll miss the Honda Element. It's amazing snow prowess and funky utilitarian looks served us well these past five years but we are moving on. Melissa assures me we need to haul around more kids (no more of our own, thankfully); but between my lacrosse team, soccer team, nephews, and kids friends, more room is what we needed and our 4-seater Honda refused to sprout jump seats.
So we bought the car I've been wanting to buy for eons: a Volvo wagon. Setting the bar as a child my Dad had this rad Volvo, top-of-the-line jobber that I've always aspired to. Finally, I've achieved this mark. Reading back, that is kinda sad in my own little world, but I am ok with it.
Ian gets a trophy wife.
Ok, it is just a trophy, but he wouldn't be thrilled with the wife part anyway. He's walked around with it non-stop since he got it, and today it is at school with him for show and share. He got it for the 3rd place pinewood derby finish I told you about before. I am still amazed. He couldn't be more thrilled.
Reagan's sleep over involves just about everything besides sleep.
For her birthday, Reagan had 3 friends over. Two of them are on my lacrosse team and one was a neighborhood girl. They looked like they had fun with minimal infighting. There was nail polish, movies, games and other stuff I tried to steer clear of.
Bad a$$ bonsai
I bought a bonsai tree at local fancy flower shop Ikea that decided to drop all its leaves and look much more like a stump than tree. I've watered and chanted to it daily and it is sprouting new buds and leaves, it is coming back! I couldn't be prouder. I think it is the chanting.
Weather or not
It is raining/snowing here today. We had 50 deg plus over the weekend, warm enough for me to have to make up reasons not to work on the boat... It is on my radar now. But it is raining today so...I am not working on it again today.
That is about all I can handle now. Look for updates every day this week - they are sure to be amazing!
Honda no more.
We'll miss the Honda Element. It's amazing snow prowess and funky utilitarian looks served us well these past five years but we are moving on. Melissa assures me we need to haul around more kids (no more of our own, thankfully); but between my lacrosse team, soccer team, nephews, and kids friends, more room is what we needed and our 4-seater Honda refused to sprout jump seats.
So we bought the car I've been wanting to buy for eons: a Volvo wagon. Setting the bar as a child my Dad had this rad Volvo, top-of-the-line jobber that I've always aspired to. Finally, I've achieved this mark. Reading back, that is kinda sad in my own little world, but I am ok with it.
Ian gets a trophy wife.
Ok, it is just a trophy, but he wouldn't be thrilled with the wife part anyway. He's walked around with it non-stop since he got it, and today it is at school with him for show and share. He got it for the 3rd place pinewood derby finish I told you about before. I am still amazed. He couldn't be more thrilled.
Reagan's sleep over involves just about everything besides sleep.
For her birthday, Reagan had 3 friends over. Two of them are on my lacrosse team and one was a neighborhood girl. They looked like they had fun with minimal infighting. There was nail polish, movies, games and other stuff I tried to steer clear of.
Bad a$$ bonsai
I bought a bonsai tree at local fancy flower shop Ikea that decided to drop all its leaves and look much more like a stump than tree. I've watered and chanted to it daily and it is sprouting new buds and leaves, it is coming back! I couldn't be prouder. I think it is the chanting.
Weather or not
It is raining/snowing here today. We had 50 deg plus over the weekend, warm enough for me to have to make up reasons not to work on the boat... It is on my radar now. But it is raining today so...I am not working on it again today.
That is about all I can handle now. Look for updates every day this week - they are sure to be amazing!
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