2022 :: week 35

August 28

Sunday evening we celebrated my parent's 40th wedding anniversary. They've been through a lot in their forty years. They entered their marriage with a lot of differences, but have done a pretty good job of making things work. My dad grew up on a farm in rural Idaho while my mom lived less than two miles from the beach in southern California. When I was growing up I thought it was cool that my parents came from such different places and liked to claim both as my heritage. This year their anniversary also marks 90 days since Mom's stroke. Looking back it is amazing to see how far she has come. I'm so grateful that she survived her stroke and is trending a bit better every day.

August 29

Monday started hot and humid and ended with a huge storm. When I met the kids at the park after school it was bright and sunny, but the storm blew in pretty fast. Before we ran home to beat the rain Elliott showed me his ever-improving monkey bar skills. He can add skipping a bar to his list of accomplishments. 

August 30

Now that he's in school Miles is sleeping much better at night, though he still avoids naps. Tuesday after school both Miles and I were feeling tired. Miles rarely snuggles with me, so I was happy to watch a few episodes of Daniel Tiger with him.

August 31

Like most of America, soccer is the sport in Johnson County. There are more teams than available fields, so now that Lauren is "older" her soccer team practices are late--from 7:30-9pm. 

September 1

This week we had two incidences where the kids broke something moments after I asked them to calm down. I don't know if something was in the water, or if it was just back to school blues because this is very out of the ordinary. 

September 2

Lauren had the time of her life at her friend Daphne's birthday party Friday. Lauren and Daphne used to be in the same gymnastics class, but Lauren has too many extracurriculars now that she has soccer practice twice a week. Friday evening was quite busy for our family. Anthony hosted a fantasy football draft at our house while I spent the evening with my mom.

September 3

Saturday Jill, Emily and I got together with Mom to celebrate Baby Boy Wilson due September 20th. It was the first "girl's night" we've had since Mom had her stroke.