Go, Go, Goers!

On Thursday of this past week, G told me that he wished it wasn't Thursday. I had to remind him that Thursday is 4 times better than Monday. Apparently he wanted it to be Friday (who doesn't, kid?) As I've gotten older, and saw my free time funneling to my job, I came to love my weekends. With this job change, I definitely still love my weekends, but I don't dread Mondays like I used to. I've had a bunch of ex-coworkers/friends recently give their notice at their jobs, so we've been celebrating their new beginnings, and reliving past memories of our times together at the place where we all met. And those who have already started in their new positions agree that change is a fantastic thing, and "why did they wait so long?!?" Fear is a great motivator to stay rooted in one place. The last few months have been filled with reflections on my career, and the changes I'd like to see for the future. What else is changing? The kids, that's who! G i...

I skipped last week’s post as I needed some time to recover from a yucky weekend. We made the hard decision to say goodbye to our snuggly Lucky dog. We were letting her outside almost every hour during the day, and Scott was up with her every few hours at night. We came to the conclusion that she probably wasn’t going to get any better, and in fact, she would only get worse. The days, hours, and minutes leading up to the moment were filled with such sadness and guilt. Most pet owners who have had to make this decision know exactly how we felt. We did speak with the vet beforehand, to confirm there wasn’t anything else that we could do, and she advised that as our pets get older, sometimes it’s better to let them go with their dignity, then force them to live to the point where they are not themselves anymore.  We agreed with her, and after she had put a catheter in Lucky’s leg, she told us that based on Lucky’s breath, she believed that she had kidney disease, and we were t...

We made it to the next year! Not that it was really questionable, but it's always nice to see the crossover to a new set of 365 days. The kids and Scott kicked off the new year the right way, and had a four-day weekend. I went in to work on Monday, Dec 31...and it was pretty darn quiet. They let us leave around 3pm, which played well with our evening plans. A snowstorm had rolled in on Monday afternoon, and we were debating if we should head south to our friends' house. We decided to go for it, and I'm so glad that we did. As soon as we got south of the cities, the roads were clear and there wasn't even a hint of snow in the air. Scott had everything pretty much ready to go during the day, so I think we got on the road around 4:30, and were there by 6pm. We had so much fun ringing in the new year with our friends. Ava and Isabel always have fun together, and Evie does a good job making sure that G is included in the fun. He always ends up coming home with little toy...