I Am One

Slice of Life 22-Day 11 Last night, Sophia picked out a book from the book fair, I Am One written by Susan Verde and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds. She then snuggled up on the couch and read the book to me and Izzie. As she was reading, I thought how perfect this book would…

Munchkins with Mom

Slice of Life 2022-Day 10 All week, the girls and I have been looking forward to today…Munchkins with Mom and the Book Fair. I mean who doesn’t love donuts and books?!? I picked the girls up this afternoon and we headed back to school. We pulled into the line of cars all waiting for their…

Happy birthday

Slice of Life 2022-Day 9 Today is my dad’s 75th birthday. Week day visits are extremely challenging, so my family and I went to visit this past Saturday. My girls love a visit with Papa. To them, he is forever the one who is silly and funny, who will play games when asked, and always…

Signs of Spring

Slice of Life 2022-Day 8 Birds chirping, sunshine on my face, flowers sprouting, trees budding, warmer temperatures, time outside, longer days of light, green grass... all things I would think I would see as we are in March. But not if you live in the Midwest! Instead, you see snow falling through the sky as…

Ball of Nerves

Slice of Life 2022-Day 6 My alarm was set for 6:27am this morning. Yet, I lie awake long before the alarm, turning it off before it would start to buzz. It was meet day, Izzie's last of the season. I wasn't even the one competing, yet I was a nervous wreck! As a mom, I…

Be Kind

Slice of Life 2022-Day 4 As I was bustling around the kitchen getting ready to leave for work, Sophia kept staring at me. When I walked past her, she had me stop and she asked, "What does your shirt say?" I looked down at my shirt and responded, "Be kind". Sophia was quiet so I…

News Watching

Slice of Life 2022-Day 3 I rarely watch the news. I often have little to no idea what is happening in the world. My mom will start talking to me about something that is happening, and I will have to try and follow along. But she can quickly tell I am not up to speed…

Just Run

Slice of Life 2022-Day 2 Warmer weather…just run Feet pounding the pavement…just run Legs feeling like lead…just run Slowing to cross the street…just run Huffing and puffing up the hill…just run Checking to make sure Sophia is still behind me…just run Carrying on a conversation…just run Sunshine on my face…just run Laughter carried by the…

The Many Faces of Isabella

Slice of Life 2022-Day 1 As I opened my phone today at lunch, I remembered that Isabella had mentioned that I would have lots of pictures to look at from her. I had completely forgotten this and decided to check it out. I opened the photo app to find several selfies of Isabella. They are…