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National Night Out
In an attempt to “put down roots” this year, Matt and I have attended monthly church potlucks, invited new friends over for dinner, and gone out of our way to meet neighbors. However, I’m eager to do more.
Enter National Night Out. In Texas, we have National Night Out on October 1st because the thought is that it’s too hot to have block parties in the summer. Our neighborhood is having an event at the local park later in the evening, so Matt and I are planning to host a potluck earlier in the evening. We invited all the neighbors on our cul-de-sac, as well as a couple neighbors… Read More -
A Dream Realized.
You guys. It’s real! The state recommended us for a charter!It’s kind of hard to write a post when a) you’re still pretty speechless with excitement and b) your fingers are busy pinching yourself to make sure you’re not dreaming. But here it goes.This dream. This dream has been at least five years in the making. It wasn’t always easy to share openly and honestly about all the times I felt insecure about pursuing this dream. In such a public space, it’s easy to inadvertently compromise my professionalism. For example, this blog (with posts about miscarriage and everything else) has been read by potential funders during the due… Read More -
Halloween!
The pumpkins are upon us! As a side note, Henry is still obsessed with pumpkins. He has been since he was eight months-old. Every trip to the grocery store turns into a discussion about how we’re going to wait until October to buy pumpkins.
I’m so excited that Henry is finally at the age where we can pick his own Halloween costume. The first year of his life we dressed him up like his favorite thing in the world: Hoss. The second year of his life we dressed him up like his second favorite fruit: Strawberries (we opted not to dress him up like his first favorite fruit–grapes–because we didn’t… Read More
