Sennet had his second day of ski lessons last Sunday. It was a gorgeous day on the mountain. Again we left early, just in case there was traffic, but it was smooth sailing all the way up – it only takes about 50 minutes. We were there early enough to have some fig bars and […]
The call that changed everything was one year ago today…it still seems surreal. Before I get to the call, when I was in Texas, I heard a song on satellite radio that really stuck with me. It crept into my soul. I remember sitting in the car crying and beating the steering wheel and just […]
Busy weekend for Sennet. On Saturday we went back to the Rainier Beach Pool, almost a weekly occurrence these days, for more swimming. He’s perfecting his cannonball’s into the pool, and is working on “tricks” underwater, like spinning around and trying to touch the bottom of the pool. Swim lessons need to start soon! Then […]
Christmas was pretty laid back at our house- just the way we like it. Before Sennet, Kevin and I went to a movie on Christmas day and usually even on Christmas eve. Thanksgiving seems to be the holiday that I make the huge spread and have friends over, etc. Christmas has never been a big […]
Allison and Michael had mentioned that the pool at the Rainier Beach Community Center was warm, so I decided to take Sennet down there to try it out. The pool at Medgar Evers was always a bit cool, and the air was too – leading to Sennet freezing and sometimes crying after we would get […]
When we got our Elf on the Shelf last year, we had been watching The Incredibles non-stop and Sennet was only three, so Mr. Incredible Elf was an obvious name choice. This year, now that Sennet is all grown, he thinks that Mr. Incredible Elf is a stupid name. You can look at the last […]