Pittsburgh zoo

The Coolest Order and a Silver and Gold 5k

I’ve been taking the kids to Jimmy’s work a few days each week to do school there. One day, we brought in stickers and paint so Sadie could decorate some work gloves for a few employees and she also put stickers on a welding helmet for one of the workers.

Sadie with a welding helmet

I wonder if she will do any welding when she grows up! This week she told me she wants to be a gymnast.

Mordecai… I think he just wants to be healthy?! We were back at urgent care for the second time in two weeks. This time, he had another ear infection and hand, foot, and mouth disease. Poor guy is all blistered up. (more…)

The Wind Chime, Four Thoughts, and Our Busy Week

Here’s the ramshackle wind chime I mentioned that Sadie and I made!

Homemade wind chime made from sticks, string, buttons, and bells

I hung it up by our hot tub so we could see and hear it while we soak and it was kind of a bad idea because I caught Niva on top of the hot tub trying to chew the sticks 😂 (more…)