Mindy's Non-Adventures

Hello friends. I'm going to bounce around a little bit because that's just how things have been in the last week. Also, I'm feeling all the feels which makes for deeper thoughts. However, Jon is using the weed eater outside because we got an HOA letter about grass so that's a little distracting. Maybe the noise will balance out the feels so that I don't overshare. Anyway. First, Jon and I celebrated our 17th anniversary on Friday. I know that some people don't really celebrate anniversaries while others go all out. I think we're more in between. This year I didn't really think about it that much. I mean, I knew it was coming, but we did our big trip this summer. We didn't do gifts. We went out to dinner with some friends, but we do that with them anyway. It was kind of a non-event this year.  My one consistent anniversary practice is to think back over the year; the good, the bad, and the ugly. I think year 17 was a deeper year for us. The first ...

Tuesday. You are so long. Why are you so long sometimes? On this particular Tuesday, we did our usual morning routine of packing lunches and getting ready for our homeschool group. Tommy needed to stay home because he had a doctor's appointment later on for his broken finger. He won't stop breaking things. I don't like this new habit of his. In any case, even though he didn't need  to be up and ready by 8am, he still decided to take a shower and occupy the bathroom when the other kids did need to use the bathroom to get ready. That means teeth were not brushed, something I discovered in the car on our way to school. Sigh. I could not follow my normal schedule in class today. We all know what a sudden schedule change does to kids. Chaos ensued. At lunch I learned that Tommy definitely broke his finger, and I should expect a call from the OT. I ate my lunch in my car then outside because all I had to pack for my lunch was peanut butter and jelly. Our campus is nut fre...

Good morning friends!  On this beautiful Sunday morning, I have decided to do something completely out of character for myself. I am skipping church. Jon left the house at 10:30 with the kids while I remained firmly planted on the couch, warmed by the non-judging embrace of  my stretchy clothes, ignoring my need of a shower, and reveling in the silence I was about to experience. Do not worry about me. It has absolutely nothing to do with church and everything to do with my physical need to be somewhere quiet to process through the last couple of weeks. I was going to list it all out, but really, the details are unimportant so I'll bullet point it for you. Tommy broke his finger last night at his first basketball game. Different finger. Dr. Santiago thought he was almost done with us, but apparently the first break was merely the beginning of a beautiful relationship. I wonder how many breaks gets you to a first name basis. General family unrest. Unwelcome news, unwelcom...