The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Mother

  I can't let today pass without wrapping up the rest of December and reflecting on the year. This year my word of the year was trust , but then I decided I needed more fun in my life. If I trust everything will be alright, I could make room for the fun . I definitely branched out this year in that area. There were outings, concerts, tons of time in Austin (which I love), a trip to Colorado, and even a grown-up girls' weekend to a Gator football game. Any time with my family is fun. This winter break and Christmas were certainly no exception to that fun.  Winter break started with Savannah coming home. Seems like fun goes wherever she does. We've been to the gym, hanging out at home, shopping for Christmas, eating out, and tons of time with the puppies. Savannah found us a new puppy who needed a good home. She and John decided it would be "fun" to surprise me. It didn't take long for us all to fall in love with Wednesday.  She's making herself at home. W

  Hello December...goodbye fall. Yeah, it's December 10th. Fall leaves me a liar! I just read the end of my last post. Making an empty promise to write about the rest of our fall later that week. I don't know what to say about that. It's not procrastination or lack of motivation. My best ideas for writing come to me at the most inopportune time, like 5:30 a.m. while I'm getting ready for the day but I don't have the time to sit down and write. I have to get Lorelei to the pool, or myself to school for tutoring. The day flies by with all the usual routines...pick up from school, dinner, light chores, homework, and school work for me. Setting aside time for writing is something I am going to do better in 2023! But...don't hold me to that.  Motherhood failure on my part...I failed to mention we celebrated Bailey's 23rd birthday at the end of October. October 24 to be exact. Just a little get-together...sushi for dinner, some shopping, and lots of silliness from