October 2010 – It was not a smooth exit. I was not ready. I had been up so late packing. Several friends had come to help. The movers were supposed to be there at 8:30 to load the truck. They showed up at 12:30. That’s right, four hours late. A crew of my friends showed …
October 2010 – The last 5 years of my life have been about firsts. My first pregnancy, first house, first babies, first steps, first teeth, first words. October of 2010 was all about lasts, and it was so hard. Adam received a sudden job offer for his dream job, living near his family. We had …
September 2010 – For Mother’s Day, Adam wanted to take me to New York City for the first time, but we had a brand new baby at that time, so we decided on mid-September. I was excited but reluctant. I had never been away from my kids except to go to the hospital to have …
September 2010 – For Labor Day Weekend we decided to go to Knoxville and have some fun. On our way we stopped at the Lost Sea. I hadn’t been there since the 5th grade. It’s an underground lake and you ride around on glass-bottom boats. The caverns are cool to walk through. We had a …
August 2010 – It’s not easy to coordinate the schedules of so many busy people, but in August we finally managed to get both sets of grandparents in town on the same weekend. It was a beautiful day in every way. Grandma visited for a few extra days and had lots of fun with the …
July 2010 – What is crueler than cruel? Taking a woman who just had her 5th baby in 3 years to the beach 3 months after having a c-section! Seriously! The day I got my 6-week post-partum clearance, I began the 30-Day Shred because I was not going to be putting on a swim suit …