For some reason, this candid photo of my sister and I (oops I wasn’t the photographer in this photo challenge) is one of my favorites. The camera is focused on the footprints in the sand, a very common beach picture, but those little cliche footprints are special to me. A set belongs to my sister…
Me: Hey dad, sorry to have to call you at work but I just need to talk to you for a second. Are you in the middle of something? Dad: (In his cheery tone as usual) Oh no, just in the middle of working out a two and a half billion dollar budget that is…
All I wanted was to be one of those kids who got two days to sleep in over the weekend instead of one. Growing up in a Christian family meant one thing to me as a child: I really only had one free day over the weekend, and that was Saturday. Sundays were filled with…
The tragedy in Connecticut yesterday has nearly left speechless. It’s one of those situations that makes me feel overwhelmed with so many different emotions. Watching coworkers, both male and female, sob at their desks yesterday suddenly brought me back to September 11, 2001. That is the last time I can remember our country so disheveled,…
Isaac: UGH gross your new hand soap smells like Desitin Me: Desitin…the diaper rash cream?? Isaac: YES Me: How do you know what Desitin smells like? Isaac: You know, from when you’re a baby and you have to have diaper rash cream put on you (giving me a look that says DUH) Me: Ummmm no,…
Isaac: I really wish you would put pictures in the frames on your wall Me: Why? Isaac: It’s just weird, it’s been almost a year. You’re not nesting Me: I have totally nested, look at the rest of my room! Anyway, I kind of like the people in the frame now. I’m used to them,…
Happy Birthday to a guy who can fight with the best …and party with the rest I love you, Dad! Happy Birthday! Here are just a few of the reasons I love him (post from Father’s Day awhile ago)
The past two days I have spent my lunch breaks re-reading Loving What Is by Byron Katie. Her perspective and ideas repeatedly blow my mind. Every time I open the book I feel like my world is shifted, my stress eased, and my mind made more clear. Today’s mind grenade: People often ask me if I had…
Me: There have been a lot of burglaries in the area lately so we definitely need to keep our doors locked Isaac: Okay. I’ll setup booby traps like in Home Alone Me: <<laughs>> Isaac: Alright I put my free weights at the top of the stairs so we can drop them on burglars heads. I…
“No matter how old you are, no matter how badass you think you are, if a toddler hands you a ringing toy phone, you answer it.” My dad happens to be a fantastic leader of military operations during the week, and toy phone answer-er on the weekends. Such a good grandpa 🙂 Thank you Char for the…
The Other Courtney 