My Rookie

Written in May, 2014. Wow! It's been a while, eh? Things are good, business is good, everyone is healthy. Who can ask for more, really? Ben is playing U8 or "Rookie" baseball this year and Rebecca is starting TBall. Ben's team had their first game this morning and they won 9-8. Woot! I am having a blast acting as assistant coach. :) Well, that's it for now. Keeping it short today as I just rediscovered the blog~ but keep checking back!

All Grown Up

It is mid July, 2019. My youngest is now 11 and while much seems the same, so much has changed. For one thing, I have a fourth child, Kyra. For another thing, Kyra and Rachel are both drivers now. That is quite the change from posting about big squeeze hugs and wanting firetrucks for Christmas! Things are just as busy and I am just as crazy. But today I am also proud. Proud of my Rachel for bringing herself to the bank and opening up a checking account on her way to being an adult (only 6 months to go!) She has some pretty debilitating anxiety that we (yes, we) have been fighting for years , but this evening she has ordered herself dinner to go and is out picking it up all by herself using her own $$!! I know that to many this is a day-to-day thing, but to those with social anxiety and self esteem issues, this is a many-step process that is to be CELEBRATED!! GO RACHEL!!!

New year's day 2012

What a beautiful day it is! Last night we had the Murdoughs and the Bryands over for a get together. Chad out did himself with the food as usual and the kids had a great time making a haunted house upstairs and scaring all the parents. We counted down the new year at 9 PM and blew our horns while the guys showered the kids with balloons . A great deal of laughing and popping followed.:D
Today dawned bright and a beautiful 45 degrees so we decided to take a hike at Farrar Marsh in Hillsboro. Hiking in January in NH. Love it! Nice to have so much family time together. Happy New Year !!!!!

Funny names

As we were driving down Loudon Rd. the other day, Rachel made a comment about the funny names people have chosen for their businesses. "Take Olive Garden, Mom....I bet they don't even sell olives there!" Made me smile :)

Summer fun

The Saga

What a Fubar! 20" of snow.....sick as a dog.....Rachel having surgery for new ear tubes....having to wear masks in the hospital due to coughing....fever....unable to enjoy the pool due to the tubes...roughhousing.....exhaustion.....still snowing....riding the elevator for fun.... coughing.....enjoying the ice machine....no sleep due to fever and stuffyness.....coloring....fever.....still snowing...........what a trip!

To the Woman

To the judgemental woman who was exercising at the Courtyard Marriot while I sat poolside with my children....
I saw the disgusted glance you gave my figure (or lack thereof) and noted how your eyes suggested that I should totally be the one on the treadmill and not you. This is all I have to say: I got married when I was 24, just after completing my Master's Degree at Smith College. I have been married to the same man for 18 years and he is the father of all three of my children. He comes home to me each night, and works hard to keep his family comfortable. He does not go to bars or hang out with the guys or cheat on me. I am a teacher and am well respected in my field where I worked for eleven years. I have been blessed by being able to stay home and raise my children for the past 9 years. Even after all that time out of the workforce, I was hired back into my choosen career at my very first interview (not bas in this economy, eh?). I own four pieces of property. My children all love me and come running to greet me if I am away for even an hour. I volunteer on a regular basis and my opinions and ideas are respected by my contemporaries.
I may carry extra weight around my middle, but when I look at my life I let out a satisfied sigh. Well done, Christina. Good choices, good work.
Can you say the same, fitness princess?