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My life is a clown car

I woke up before six of my children this morning. Two were already awake and hanging out with daddy downstairs. When I was only about half-ready to embrace the day, I made the stairs creak. Their heads turned and my youngest said “Mama!” I’m a regular around here.

I sit in the desk chair […]

Family Adventure, Elevated: YMCA of the Rockies

When I walked inside the 100-year-old Admin Building at the YMCA of the Rockies, my first thought was “Where’s Teddy Roosevelt?” The architecture was impressive. A wide wooden porch littered with rockers and Adirondack chairs greets you. The interior is cavernous with a high rustic-beamed ceiling and stone fireplaces. It would not have been surprising […]

Bouncing back beautifully ~ Week 3

The new week began gingerly. Tommy focused on recovering from his bout with appendicitis, but still felt up to grabbing some banana pudding ice cream on Father’s Day. The surgeon said kids are running within a week. I was skeptical, but he was right.

Later in the week, our family got to spend a […]