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• Carrying on

  Daddy's family always held Christmas either the weekend before or the weekend after December 25. When they heard about Alyssa's death, they offered to reschedul... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Worst Christmas Ever

  We were scheduled to pick-up Grammie at 2:30 p.m. Uncle Steve told me over and over again not to be early. We were having dinner at 3:00 p.m. and he would be... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Riding High

  The brunette twin missed her IEA team's first shows because she had high school golf matches. We could have skipped one or two, of course, but she also didn't... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Swim Season Ends

  We were all sad when the blond twin's swim season ended. She really blossomed during the season. She placed in several meets, excelling in freestyle and breast... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dressed to Ride IEA

  When the brunette twin announced that she wanted to join a college equestrian team, she made a list of everything she needed. Competitions required specific... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Homecoming Invites

  Asking someone to a dance is no longer a simple question followed by a yes or no. For high school students, it's a quite the production. The blond twin's date... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sweet Sixteen

  The girls' Sweet Sixteen party was under discussion for several years. They started with an idea to hold a dance party. They ended up with a party bus and pool... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Go for the Gold

  At this point Girl Scouts is a fairly individual activity. We still have a troop, but the girls are working on their own projects. The brunette twin decided to... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Back and Forth and Back and Forth

  I swear I don't know how we'd get everything done if I worked in an office. Since I work from home for a global corporation, I'm able to adjust my schedule... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• You Want to What?

  We've never pushed our girls to be college athletes. We know a lot of parents who are sure their star athlete is going to get a full ride scholarship to play a... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dive Right in

  As soon as the blond twin decided to join the swim team, we scheduled lessons. She was a strong swimmer, but there's more to competing that swimming. She... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Rah, Rah Done

  The blond twin went back and forth and back and forth about trying out for sophomore cheer leading. On the one hand, she liked the attention being a... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Here and Gone and Here and Gone

  The brunette twin had a whirlwind June/July. The morning after the Shawn Mendez concert, we drove down to the University of Illinois so she could attend golf... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Don't Lose It

  The girls were packed and ready to leave long before our agreed upon departure time. They were headed to Portland to see Erin for the first time since she... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• And She's off

  Due to a quirk in our summer scheduling, the brunette twin was going from golf camp to Portland to horse camp. We figured she would spend about 30 hours in our... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Finally It's Shawn Time

  Fourteen months ago, I bought Shawn Mendez tickets. I thought I was buying them for June 2018. It wasn't until we were at the band banquet that I realized the... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Outpatient Heart Surgery

  The blond twin came home about 10:00 p.m. the day of her heart ablation. She was tired and sore and a little loopy. I was amazed. She was in and out within... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Where Are the Keys?

  We were ready to leave for the blond twin's heart ablation when we started talking about who was riding in which car. The blond twin looked at me and said,... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Most Unique Fundraiser

  We've been surprised at how expensive it has been for our girls to participate in high school activities. We spent a lot of time raising money in middle... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Off to Work

  When we committed to send the brunette twin on her European trip, we told her that she'd have to earn her spending money. We didn't know if she could really ear... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION