Fracture: an update on our unexpectedly-upended family
I’m out of town and broke my leg in 3 places. Our family is fractured, splintered, and stretched further than ever before. This is SO HARD on all of us.
Chicago
Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions
Olympics women’s gymnastics has always been one of my favorite things. I was nine years old when the 1996 US Women’s Olympic Gymnastic Team won the team gold medal in Atlanta. My mom and I stayed up late watching their epic victory on our little 19-inch black-and-white TV that only came out of the closet … [Read more…]
Illinois Trip ~ Days 3 and 4… Day in the city and the ride home
On Saturday, our last day with family in Illinois, we took a trip downtown Chicago. We went with plans and intentions to visit certain places but, thanks to it being a holiday weekend and the opening day of college football, the venue was packed and things just didn’t work out. So we walked around the … [Read more…]
Illinois Trip ~ Day 1
Our little family is taking a little end-of-summer, recovering-from-the-Army’s-summer-demands vacation. We have a lot of amazing things planned and hopefully will all return a bit refreshed! But, it’s been a bumpy start. I’ve been having a rough time of it with my last two doses of allergy shots (administered last Friday and this monday). Lots … [Read more…]