The few almost 80 degree days we have had so far involved Kate in a swimsuit. She BEGGED to go swimming but settled instead for the sprinkler. Here she is putting on a show between sprints through the water.
KingRooRoo - Who doesn't like sprinklers? well.. her good friend Wendell doesn't seem to really like sprinkers.. but he loves spray hoses and spray bottles.
I'm excited to get the wading pool out but not sure I want to put the work into it, especially if Wendell doesn't get in. I guess I'll just have to invite Kate so I know it's worth my time: )
First day of freshman year versus last day of freshman year! First day of 6th grade versus last day of 6th grade! First day of 4th grade versus last day of 4th grade! Last day of 4th and 6th versus last day of 5th and 3rd grade And then a throw back to last day of school 2024! Claudia's last day of 8th grade! Natalie's last day of 5th grade! And Maddie's last day of 3rd grade! They are growing up! :)
At the young age of 14, our oldest daughter was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Glioblastoma is not a cancer with stages. It is only stage four; that's how deadly and impossible it is to heal from. When the pediatric oncologist sat herself onto Kate's hospital bed to share the awful news, Kate simply and stone-faced asked if she was going to die. "Do nothing and yes, you will." Kate's diagnosis and she shed no tears. Whereas I had minutes ago been sobbing into my husbands chest wishing I could die instead. Kate was fortunate(?) to live two and a half more years. Two and a half years without hair, without pursuing her dreams, without...a lot. She bravely and boldly walked into the high school any chance her body would allow wholly different and beyond recognition from the girl she once was. Two and a half years after diagnosis on a chilly November 21st, I read the MRI report minutes before we were to meet with her oncologist. The report was damning. Seated n...
Let's talk brackets. I love a good competition. I love to win. But when I don't win I can typically move on quite quickly from a loss (unless we are specifically talking about Big Six Swim Offs, but I digress.) We have a family group on ESPN for the men's NCAA basketball tournament and it's "high stakes" with no entry fee, a chocolate rabbit for the winner and most importantly bragging rights. While I've never won, nor have I ever been close to winning, I thought I'd share my rationale for my picks through the first round of play. You should not follow this advice but if you so choose to, don't blame me when you too lose out to a cat with it's own bracket. East Region UConn 1 v Stetson 16: This is a silly way to start because it's a 16 v a 1 seed and clearly we know the very likely outcome of this game. But if I could, I'd choose Stetson cologne over a Huskie dog because Huskies kind of scare me a little. Regardless I am going with the ...
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I'm excited to get the wading pool out but not sure I want to put the work into it, especially if Wendell doesn't get in. I guess I'll just have to invite Kate so I know it's worth my time: )