We give the boys an ornament or two every year for their trees in their rooms. I usually pick one up on trips and then find one that commemorates something they did or loved that year. John tried out for and made the freshman basketball team at school this year!! Similarly, Whit made a baseball… Read More
I first learned of a “golden birthday” a few years ago. From my Instagram poll, it seems that while 68% knew of golden birthdays, that left nearly a third of people that didn’t! Your golden birthday is the year that you turn the age of the day you were born (Whit turns 12 on the… Read More
In the blink of an eye, we went from the Diego Car… to the Radio Flyer… to playing in the front seat of Daddy’s brand new jeep… … to the driver’s seat!!! Clear the roads, Atlanta, we’ve got a newly minted fifteen year old with a learner’s permit burning a hole in his pocket! After… Read More
John chose hibachi for his fifteenth birthday dinner and we had the BEST time bringing it home! Sister and her family joined us for the Thanksgiving night festivities. First things first, CeeCee helped me set the table on the porch! Everything I used was from my stash. Now, we were coming back in town the… Read More
We didn’t spend our Black Friday shopping this year. Instead, we gathered the freshman lacrosse players for an uplifting and rewarding afternoon putting together boodle boxes for American troops stationed abroad. The days leading up to our gathering were spent with moms exchanging texts about thoughtful, meaningful items that could stand the long trip and… Read More
It’s hard to believe, but it’s true… John turned fifteen years old today! I am so proud of the young man he has become, and for the supreme blessing of being his mom. He’s driven, hard-working, kind, a leader, easy to befriend and has a pretty fantastic sense of humor emerging. I often glimpse him… Read More
We got the Greenlight Card for John last year on his 14th birthday. We did a fair amount of research before deciding on this one and, almost a year into using it, are so happy with it! He has a set monthly allowance. When he earns or is given money outside of that, he gives… Read More