January 2025 Family Update
February 16, 2025This is the first time in a long time that I’ve actually felt excitement and not dread to start a new year. Granted, my life is crazy busy until we get through hockey and lacrosse season. I don’t technically start my new year until Q2. That’s when I start thinking about goals and things I want to focus on but I can already tell that this year is going to be different. Last year had some unexpected surprises and so many good things that set me up for what’s next. For now, I’m just trying to keep my head above…
December 2024 Family Update
I’m a wee bit behind. In fact, I’m just now getting around to writing this post in mid-February sitting in a hotel bed at a hockey tournament while Skylar sleeps. I still need to write January as well so this…
Salmon & Crab Sushi Bake
I finally tried the viral sushi bake and this quickly became a staple in my dinner menu. It’s soooo yummy and popular for a reason. My recipe is based on FeedMi’s Spicy Salmon Sushi Bake with a few tweaks. Mainly,…
November 2024 Family Update
Paula and I kicked off the month at Aldi snagging all of the Advent Calendars. At one point we split up and when I saw her again I said “don’t judge me but I got both puzzle calendars.” She immediately…
October 2024 Family Update
I did a lot of walking in October trying to rehab my torn calf muscle but the weather was lovely. I’ve been able to drill a little bit here and there but I’m both eager and scared to get back…
September 2024 Family Update
Welp, Skylar is officially an Eagle Scout. She was very nervous about her Board of Review but it went great! I think she was in disbelief for several days. She kept saying, “Mom, I’m an Eagle Scout.” I hope we…
August 2024 Family Update
After getting home from Europe, I had a post-vacation hangover something terrible. I barely remember the first week of the month. But then it was all hands on deck to get Skylar’s Eagle Project finished before she started back to…
July 2024 Family Update
So. Much. Happened. This. Month. Whew. For starters, I celebrated my Pickleball Anniversary. It was last 4th of July that I first touched a paddle and had zero clue what I was doing. I’ve learned so much over the last…
June 2024 Family Update
Skylar kicked off the month with an incredible opportunity to attend a week-long aviation camp through the Sattler Foundation. They visited several different airports and locations around Middle TN and experienced everything from ground operations to simulators and even actual…
May 2024 Family Update
We wrapped up LAX season and the end of the semester with a trip to Top Golf with her teammates and parents. We had a lot of fun that night. I’m still beyond proud of how well Skylar handled all…
April 2024 Family Update
My car was still having issues at the beginning of the month so we had to abort our plans to travel to Arkansas with my cousin for our car camping adventure. Instead, Skylar and I trekked to nowheresville Kentucky to…
