It had been nearly a month and a half since we’ve been able to steal away to Lake Eufaula to spend time at the Carlton Landing lake house. Luckily for us, Jude’s fall break fell on the same weekend as Simon’s birthday (34!) so we got in a full five days of fun and relaxation […]

Last Friday night we had dinner at a favorite taco place, and then Jude sweetly says, “Can we go downtown? Just to see everything? It reminds me of being in New York.” We grinned. When I was fifteen, my sister and brother-in-law took me to NYC for Thanksgiving and it’s pretty safe to say that […]

Well, not even a solid two weeks into the school year, and Jude has been home for two days sick from school. I really thought that maybe he was trying to get out of going on Monday morning. Jude, pitifully and conspiratorially: “I need you to know something, Mom. I have been sick for five […]

Oh you guys. I have so much I want to write about! I’ve basically been holding my breath over here until school started yesterday so I could finally get back into a regular routine. So let’s chat about what’s been going on over here – because I have been a busy bee. 1. School is […]