December 29, 2025 - Monday





We woke up and did Christmas with dad and MJ this morning! It was fun and the kids were very excited. We opened up stocking stuffers, ate breakfast together, then opened gifts. Ben went to go visit Dwight shortly after, which turned out to be a really good time for him. They spent hours together, just catching up. Ben is worried he may not stay clean because he seems to lack conviction, but he doesn't really have the money for it right now and he has been clean for a year, so we're just going to be hoping and praying that it sticks. Also praying for his salvation like crazy. He has such an addictive personality. How awesome would it be if he were addicted to Christ?? In the meantime, MJ and I got to go out for lunch and our food was really good! We had a great time visiting with each other. TBH, I mostly just complained about Ben and she complained about dad, but we both felt a lot better afterwards. Sometimes you just have to get stuff off your chest. I don't know if that's still complaining. I guess it is, technically, but it really did feel therapeutic to just let some of that stuff out! 

Once we got back from lunch, we took the kids to Bath & Body Works to spend their gift cards and then went over to Barnes and Noble to browse for a little bit. Ruby splurged and bought three books. She has plenty of allowance saved up, so it was all good! She never spends on anything. When we got home from all of that, it was time to get dinner ready and prep for Evie, JJ, and Harrison to get here. We had such a great visit with them! It was fun to catch up with the grownups, but the kids had a blast getting to know their soon-to-be cousin. Harrison is a cute kid. He's pretty high energy, and a little annoying, but is also super affectionate, smart, funny, and pretty kind. He'll be a good addition to the family! He was completely obsessed with his new homie, Jonas. :)




Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

May 3, 2025 - Saturday

Image
What a day! It literally rained from start to finish, but we packed as much into it as we possibly could! We had a great time visiting and hanging out. We had a fire and lots of great meals *brushes shoulder off*. The kids played well together and, as far as I know, there wasn't any drama! It was a bit exhausting, but I'm so glad that this retreat went well. Last year's was a bit of a bomb, with all the childcare drama happening behind the scenes. I feel like last year's retreat was a pre-cursor to our deciding to move away. Not that they actually had anything to do with one another, but they happened in such close succession that they seem related in retrospect. I drank a bit too much tonight and had a really fun time singing songs, while Tony played the guitar. Man, I wish I had talent with instruments!
Read more

February 28, 2026 - Saturday

Image
I can't believe I had to do it, but I texted the Browns to let them know that a few of us have colds again. So annoying! And frustrating! It felt awful to cancel on them again. We ended up not doing too much. I went on a date with Jonas to Polaris that took up most of the day, it felt like. We were there to get him new Crocs, but we ended up shopping at lots of different stores and got food too. It was comfortable and fun to hang out with him. I just wish Tuttle wasn't such a lost cause nowadays! I would have loved to have that same date, but closer to home.  In the afternoon, Ruby and I went out for a bit. She really wanted to get ice cream, which made it pretty easy. I always feel like I need to match dates, if that makes sense. Like, Jonas got several hours and a trip to the mall, so it feels like Ruby should get the same. But she literally just wanted ice cream. So we went to DQ and pigged out for a bit, then headed back home. I tried to explain what I read in the book this...
Read more

November 9, 2025 - Sunday

Image
This is my favorite picture from the whole shoot!! I love it.  We went to CT this morning and I actually got to sit in on the teaching! Woo! It feels like that doesn't happen very often. We hung out in the cafe with friends for a little bit, then went to Chipotle for lunch on the way home.  We spent most of the day just relaxing! I started a photo book for our Maine vaca in September, and tried to get caught up with some other stuff, but it was mostly just a chill day. Jonas and Clem went to group and we stayed home, chillin'. Ben and I got in the hot tub with Ruby and Ollie for a little while, which was fun. It was snowing while we were in there!  
Read more