She graduated from her Pre-K program last week. She has been in this "school/daycare" place for the last few years since we transitioned to a local to us school and it has been great for her. She has learned so much and will continue to learn a ton more this summer! I am not ready [...]
Category: New parents
New Routines
FOUND THIS UNPUBLISHED BLOG FROM 2014 that seemed like a good one to get out of the draft status this morning as I get the blog updated... Daycare for Mackenzie and me going back to work have necessitated new routines. We are more than three weeks into the "routine" and no two days really have [...]
Date a volunteer she said
Date a volunteer my mom said... well that's what happened (even if I don't always love admitting Mom was right). My husband, Chris, and I met online. I gave him a chance because his online profile said he volunteered with a group of friends. Little did I know that those friends would soon become my [...]
Two Months In … New Shoes Required
Wow, time flies! Mackenzie is two months old this week! These photos show her at nine days old and at two months (the stuffed monkey stayed the same size). About this time, many new moms are thinking about purchasing some new clothes to wear when heading back to work. Well, not this new mom. I [...]
Volunteering Success
Last summer, before I was pregnant with Mackenzie, I was asked to be the 2014 president of the Saint Paul Jaycees -- a local community service organization for young professionals. I told Chris I would accept the position, but it wasn't going to stop the fact that I wanted to add to our family with [...]