Parenting Today. Preparing for Tomorrow.
Amanda Colby
The past two day I have been a bit reflective, and … cranky, for lack for a better word. Unsettled and kinda foggy. I have been really tired and facebook has been super addictive when I’ve been between things. Forgotten I stayed up way too late Tuesday night. It is fairly typical for me on …
Read moreThursday Thoughts #4 – Gym, Tears, Kid Date Night, and Loneliness
I just got off the phone catching up with a friend this evening, so this will be short and sweet. No organization into tips today. Any suggestions for what I might rename my Tuesday series? Church This morning I dropped off kids and headed to church. I verified in the office that I had requested …
Read moreTuesday Tips #5 – Church, Gym, Personality, and Scouts
As previously noted, I was away on my ACTS retreat Wednesday through Sunday of last week. I returned yesterday feeling very loved and spiritually fulfilled, but very physically and emotionally tired. I am still processing and not quite ready to write about my retreat. I am still kind of coming down off of the mountain. …
I had a headache last night, so no Monday post this week. As I mentioned on Sunday, I leave for my retreat tomorrow, so I will hopefully resume posting next Monday, the 9th. Monday Musing Monday morning was a little bit rough. Nobody was quite prepared to go back to school, so some yelling ensued. …
This morning I was the first one up, because I set an alarm. Since Easter mass is generally crowded, we usually get up early to go to 8am mass. I stayed up too late last night, but managed to get 6-7 good hours of sleep, so it wasn’t too bad getting up. I kind of …