I’ve experienced some tender mercies this week. On top of the plumbing problems and the oven going out on top of all the move and its expenses, our AC in the basement stopped working Tuesday. Tender mercy 1) when we had the plumbing problems, we signed up for a membership that offered free service calls …
I can’t believe I haven’t written for a month! After my last post, Andy and I enjoyed a two-day trip to Galveston to drop off Wesley and have a quick getaway before returning to the chaos of life and moving. It was really nice to be able to retrace our roots. I’m grateful to my …
I believe that our country is still in the cold war–at least from the standpoint of people trying to undermine our democracy and infiltrate our schools, our homes, and our government with communistic ideals. This theory is affirmed when looking at places like Oregon, California, and New York. When I served my mission in Portland, …
Another week in Utah… well, actually, mostly Wyoming followed by a mad dash of nearly three weeks of packing, moving, unpacking, more packing, moving, and more unpacking, plus painting and a few house repairs. I am worn out. We are taking a hiatus with Andy’s family in Myrtle Beach, then caravaning at the end of …
We had a fairly uneventful trip to SLC. We found tickets from Augusta for cheaper than the ATL prices! Flying out of Augusta is a far better experience. It’s a faster check-in time, so we don’t have to be there quite so early, close proximity parking, and a cleaner, less busy airport. Plus, we didn’t …
We started the last half week of school off with celebrating Max’s high honors. Beverly had a great recital later that evening. She has gained a lot of grace over the years. Next year she wants to try tumbling and softball. Tuesday, Andy and I went to Beverly and Maverick’s end of school year parties …
We started our week off at the new house with the inspectors. I looked at flooring options for the basement while they did their work. Some minor repairs need to be done, but the current owners are going to take care of most of it (including repairing our replacing the roof). I was sick most …
End of the school year means recitals, the close of baseball season, award ceremonies, and this year a baptism all of these things happen in the next two weeks, so we’ll be crazy busy, but this past week wasn’t busy at all which was good, since I’ve been fighting a virus all week. Since today …
I hosted book club this week. We read, “The Let Them Theory, by Mel Robbins. My friend, Holly Petty, recommended it to me. I think everyone who read it really took something from it. Here were a few takeaways I had: My sister-in-law, Sara, had a grandma that would sub at my high school. She …
Harvey was counting down to his birthday since Andy got home. I can’t believe he’s six! Harvey and Maverick had baseball on Harvey’s birthday. We had a great time as a family cheering them on. It still feels surreal having Andy home, but also normal. He had his first shift back at work and the …
