Tales of the Ordinary Days

Buffalo Wild Wings family feast My mom has taught me many great lessons. One that has come up continuously while going through the motions of the daily hamster wheel is to #1) Throw away the list. And then next in quick order, #2) Completely forget about the list. A real-life lesson from my mom happened about twelve years ago. It revolved around a trip with me out of town and my mom babysitting the boys. Back when the boys were young, it was common for Mom and Dad to fly to Omaha and tend to the house while we were away. Homemade jammie pants on 2 boys and genuine smiles on all Forever tied to a calendar, I would carefully map out the boys' schedules prior to our departure. Although I don't remember the exact calendar listings during that particular trip, likely it involved baseball practice, piano, and art lessons, to name a few. I might even have penciled in play dates to ensure there were no open spaces on the calendar <gasp>. After mapping out my detaile...

Today Robbie and I ran a 5K. At 7:00 a.m. In Council Bluffs. And our husbands joined us. "Continuous genuine support" Robbie posted on our adventure. A true statement, although a little tongue in cheek. Truth be told, neither husband had planned on joining us for our little escapade. But I think they are both glad they did, as are their spousal runners. It all started last week with some text interchanges between me and Robbie. We felt like we needed a race on the calendar. Something to keep us motivated and an excuse to run together. After some Google searching, we decided on the Beat the Heat 5K this morning. With a quick on-line sign-up, we were committed. My next logical step was to add this event to my Outlook calendar and invite Garrett. Truth be told again, my sending the invitation is more of a placeholder to keep my husband in the loop and our calendars in sync. His acceptance of this invitation traditionally does not automatically mean he is bound t...