the wit and wisdom of ted

this was a hard year. the pandemic made it hard for the world. racial and political tensions made it hard for our country. and cancer made it hard for our family. but at the end of this crazy and exhausting year, ted lasso shined in like a ray of sunshine and i'll always be grateful for it.the story of an american college football coach who ends up coaching professional soccer in southwest london, it is heartwarming and hilarious. but also heartbreaking at times. i didn't like the hard parts the...

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life with jack

jack turned twenty months on this 20th day of october, so i declared it to be his mini golden birthday. to celebrate, we thought we'd document a few of the fun things we're loving about jack right now:he loves playing with balls...footballs, basketballs, any kind of ball. and he excitedly yells "ball ball!" anytime he sees one.whenever he spots the chiefs logo or a football game on tv [which happens a lot at our house] he puts his arms up and says "touchdoooown chieeeefs!"he has loads of hilarious...

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that pandemic life

we've been living the pandemic life for about six months now, and while our pace of life is a little slower, in a lot of ways things aren't all that different from before. donald works at the hospital two or three nights a week, and jack and i spend most of our days hanging out at home. while we would certainly prefer to be going on adventures and spending more time with friends, overall being at home still feels pretty normal.but there are many things we've become accustomed to over these past...

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the one where we were all in quarantine

these are certainly strange times. our little family was already adjusting to a temporary new normal as we were spending much of our time in st. louis helping my mom through chemo, and then everything changed. for a time the news was shifting significantly hour by hour. schools and universities were closing. professional and collegiate sports cancelled. the number of people permitted to gather in one place started dropping and didn't stop. it all happened so fast. we didn't know what we were...

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jack is one

[aka baby jack; jack jack; jack-o-jack; buddy] these are ten of the things we love about you:  1. you are a champion sleeper [and we appreciate that very much]  2. the way your face lights up when you smile  3. when you laugh really hard and drop your head  4. the way you play and explore  5. you are generous with your smiles and good at making friends  6. how excited you get when you see mom or dad  7. the sound of your...

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anniversary number seven

on anniversary eve jack spent a few hours with grandma while we used donald's beloved amc film fanatic card to see just mercy and indulge in some sweet treats from hurts donuts. on our actual anniversary we were heading to st. louis, so to keep with tradition we scouted a location for some road trippin' fried chicken. we ended up at lee's famous recipe chicken in columbia and were pleasantly surprised to find that their recipe is famous for good reason. we made it to my mom's house and...

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