Quote of the Day “It’s not all going to fit.” – Traci, upon seeing the size of the moving truck when it pulled up. “It’s not all going to fit.” – Moving guy, after getting 3/4 of the truck packed
Final Friday
Quote of the Day “Life is so rich, if you can write down the real details of the way things were and are, you hardly need anything else.” – Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down The Bones
Final Saturday Family Walk and the Worthless Waltrip Road-Side Service
Quote of the Day “William Carlos Williams, the famous American poet who was also a children’s doctor, wrote many of his poems on prescription pads in between office visits by his patients. Detail Doc, I bin lookin’ for
Easter 2020 – The Last at Jupiter Forest
Quote of the Day “When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished.” Then bowing his head, he gave up his spirit.” – John 19:30
First Day of Third and Fifth Grade
Quote of the Day “[George Orwell wrote] for four basic reasons. First, sheer egoism. The desire to seem clever and to get talked about. Second, aesthetic enthusiasm. The pleasure he gets from playing with sentences and words. But Orwell has
Last Day of 2nd and 4th Grades
Quote of the Day “Man On Cusp Of Having Fun Suddenly Remembers Every Single One Of His Responsibilities” – The Onion (referenced in Free to Focus, by Michael Hyatt).
First Day at School
Quote of the Day “Here’s the great secret about leadership: it’s not about you. It’s about making other people better. Leadership is more about trust you have earned than the authority you have been granted. You must earn the right
Last Day of First and Third Grade
Gratitude: New granite desktop. Boys playing basketball, and wanting to fall asleep in our bed. The Pits: Today was a little bittersweet as the boys are no longer 1st and 3rd grader, and the knowledge that I’ll likely never be
First Day of First and Third Grade
The Pits: There are a few notable friends in the boys’ classes that Traci and I aren’t so thrilled about. The Peaks: We did the typical chalkboard photo of the boys on their first day back at school. Weston’s going
Last Day of Kindergarten & 2nd Grade
The Pits: While in the car line waiting to drop off the boys, I found a tick in my leg. I came back by home to get it out and it was dug in so deep the head came off