Year in Photos

  • March 27

    It was an average day, nothing special. Work, early release, dance, pizza, cheer. I did take a shower. That’s always special.

    March 27

  • March 26

    Sometimes I do everything right and still everything feels wrong. It’s times like these that I wish I could tear my head out of my heart and just be happy being happy. It is the ebb of life. Eventually the tide will turn again.

    March 26

  • March 25

    The finished products. Not too bad. The kids seem happy and I’m proud of the work we did and how it turned out.

    March 25

  • March 24

    I delivered my sermon this morning and got a LOT of very positive feedback from a lot of people I highly respect. It was a really nice way to start my day. I’m learning that creative expression is critical to my well-being. Decorating the kids’ rooms, writing this sermon, taking these photos every day… makes…

    March 24

  • March 23

    I almost forgot to take a photo for the first time in almost 15 months. Remembered at the last minute. All the decorating is done and now I’m ready for basketball. It’s been a pretty good spring break, the kind where going back to real life absolutely sucks. Got to milk what’s left for all…

    March 23

  • March 22

    I finally finished painting today. Christina still has to paint her dresser, but I pawned that job off on Billy. I have had it with painting. Other than that, we just have to hang curtains and then we are done! The rooms really came together so well. I can’t wait to take after shots to…

    March 22

  • March 21

    Not gonna lie, I am tired. Painting is taking FOREVER. I thought I’d be done on Tuesday. Tomorrow is Friday and I still have another coat to do. I don’t think my room is getting painted this week. But Robin’s room is 90% done and it looks AWESOME. We just need to hang her curtains…

    March 21

  • March 20

    I drove a U-Haul today and I felt a little bad-ass doing it, too. Picked up Robin’s new furniture and assembled it. Her room is halfway there. Need to paint the baseboards and closet door, hang some wall art, and put up curtains, but that will do it. Christina’s room is 90% prepped for painting…

    March 20

  • March 19

    I forgot what hard work it is to paint a room. It’s not just the physical act of painting that’s hard, but also the challenge of teamwork. While home improvement was part of my motivation this week, what I wanted more than that was time with my children, doing something together that we could all…

    March 19

  • March 18

    I think we got a lot done today. Bought all the painting supplies and prepped both rooms for painting. Man, their walls are a nightmare. Robin’s walls are filthy and Christina’s walls are riddled with holes, one of which was almost large enough for me to fit my hand into. Also, Robin had a private…

    March 18

  • March 17

    We didn’t do what we’d planned today, but I did spend a lot of time with Legos and Billy made an awesome corned beef dinner. I don’t even like corned beef, but I liked this.

    March 17

  • March 16

    I had a pretty good day. I finished up my sermon for next weekend and I think it’s pretty good. We went shopping for beds for the girls. Robin ended up getting a nice 7-piece bedroom set for $800, which was a real steal. We went out for dinner, I played with Legos, and we…

    March 16

  • March 15

    Spring break has officially kicked off and I am READY. I have so many plans, I don’t think a week will be enough. For now, I rest. The best is yet to come.

    March 15

  • March 14

    Sometimes you just gotta go outside and climb a tree.

    March 14

  • March 13

    I re-watched Apollo 13 after admiring the beautiful crescent moon tonight. Our universe is incredible. From atoms to galaxies and everything in between. And pizza. Do not forget pizza.

    March 13