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• Indoor Girl Scouts

  We had a Girl Scout troop meeting yesterday to plan a community service project we're implementing in October. It was a lovely, cool day, so I organized the... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2014 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Splat

  The blond twin spent a some time Saturday morning trying to kill a mosquito. The bugs are so bad by us that we don't spend as much time outside as we'd like.... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Big Reveal

  We arrived at Aunt Linda's with pop and pizza. We all chatted about random things while we waited for Brooke, Alex (aka Ally), Clark and Kayleigh to arrive. Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Anatomy of a Surprise

  November 2013 An email arrives with an advance purchase code for a concert. I almost delete it until I read the group name. I double-check to make sure I'm... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2014 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Long Road Home

  The girls only have one-half day of school today. I told them I had a conference call that I expected to end right before they got out of school. I said I'd... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2014 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Monday Morning Apology

  We had a bar-b-que with the girls’ Junior troop yesterday. Before we all had fun, we had a badge ceremony. At the ceremony I made a mental note to find the... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Summer Comes to an End

  Today is the last day of summer for our girls. It's not the official end of summer, but since school starts tomorrow it's functionally the end of summer. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Privacy Sort of

  While we were in Wisconsin, the brunette twin struggled with her mixed tween feelings. On the one hand, she wanted to be a little girl. On the other hand she wa... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Put It on That Thing

  We spent a few whirlwind days in Wisconsin to get away before school starts. We were sitting in Mia's restaurant in Waukesha when I looked up at the records... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Movin on up

  The girls spent last night at a friend's, which was probably the best thing they could have done. Today was their horseback riding test to see if they moved fro... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2014 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Golf Girls

  The girls went golfing with Daddy yesterday. We try to take them to a local nine-hole course so they can practice putting everything they learned in lessons... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2014 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Another Fun Conversation Daddy Missed

  As we drove home talking about the girls cleaning Josh's and Nick's rooms, I asked the girls if they found anything interesting in their drawers. Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2014 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ironic Cleaning

  The girls spent the night at Aunt Sue-Sue's house. It was a crazy night with a total of nine children from toddler to twenties. Somewhere along the way our girl... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Unofficial End of Summer

  When we put all the girls' summer activities on the calendar a few months ago, I wondered how we'd get through some weeks. There were so many fun activities fro... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2014 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Game 2 Yields a Double Play

  The blond twin played her second softball game tonight. Daddy arrived just in time to see her catch the ball and tag third base. He looked at me and said, “She... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• First Meeting Planning Failure

  The girls’ Junior Girl Scout troop leader decided she couldn’t be the troop leader for this year. Our girls still wanted to be Girl Scouts so I stepped up to... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2014 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Loopholes Provide a Winning Edge

  The girls play this game where you say, “my Mom went to the store and she bought….” You have to say an item in alphabetical order. Each time you have to repeat... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2014 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• New Family Secrets

  Overheard at our house… Blond twin (picks up Daddy’s mobile device): “What’s your password?” Daddy: “I’m not telling you.” Blond twin: “You tell me yours and... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2014 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Am Spoiled

  If there's one benefit to being our children, it's that Mommy and Daddy like to explore. We're always out and about doing this or that whether it's in Chicago o... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2014 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Disaster Preparedness Drills Come of Age

  I started kindergarten after the big 1967 Oak Lawn tornado killed 33 people and injured 1,000+. The tornado was so devastating that television stations like... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION