May 7, 2021

a glimpse of life

this is our life in 2021. donald works nights as a nurse at ku's strawberry hill campus. i work from home for a law firm and spend my days with jack. we're fully vaccinated, and while things are not quite back to the way they were in the before times, life is feeling a little more normal every day. in just a few weeks we will be back at lakeland on sunday mornings as a family, and we're so happy to have our lunch gang back together again. thursday night is dyer dinner, which usually involves a game of dominos. donald spends his free time playing games like pandemic, domination, and fortnite. i spend mine on house projects like organizing the garage, living room paint prep, and brainstorming landscape ideas.

jack has oatmeal and fruit for breakfast every morning. his current interests include playing outside with his bubble gun, driving daddy's car, and eating peanut butter sandwiches. he also frequently shouts "play cookie" in an effort to get the google home to play 'c is for cookie' for the millionth time. at bedtime he sings amazing grace with me [which he calls "how sweet the sound"] and it is pretty much the best thing ever.



February 20, 2021

jack is two


these are ten of the things we love about you:  

1. you have such a cheerful disposition...you are always smiling, laughing, and ready to have fun  

2. you're an all around good eater, but you especially love anything that comes with dip dip  

3. the way you close your eyes when you do something you're not supposed to or when you're trying to hide  

4. you love dumping your toys, but you're also a great helper when it's time to clean up  

5. you are so good at saying please, thank you, and sorry  

6. we know we keep saying it, but you are the. best. sleeper.  

7. you are agreeable, easygoing, and always up for adventures  

8. the way you are gentle when you see someone feeling sad  

9. your little toddler language and your little toddler voice  

10. you have some seriously amazing dance moves [specifically the handy manny toolbox dance, the wrist twist, and your mad dance...which is nothing short of epic]  

January 26, 2021

anniversary number eight


while it often feels like we've been enduring a pandemic for years, this marked our first official coronaversary. as with most celebrations these days our options were somewhat limited, and it didn't help that donald was scheduled to work that night. in true pandemic fashion we ordered carryout and dined on our traditional fried chicken courtesy of niecie's restaraunt. our after dinner entertainment was a game of gin, and we spit a box of heart shaped junior mints for dessert.

it wasn't a flashy celebration, but we're thankful to have each other and we do our best to enjoy every day we have together.

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