Tag: family updates

  • 2024 Santa letters are now shipping

    2024 Santa letters are now shipping

    It’s go time. Similar to the birthday lists, the crew here has selected that one thing they are hoping for IF they make the nice list.

  • Roller skates and a mic (a birthday list update)

    Roller skates and a mic (a birthday list update)

    Vivian’s 11th birthday is coming up and the birthday list(s) have been rolling in. Here are the most recent drafts.

  • Rubee hurt

    Rubee hurt

    Our dog Rubee got a nasty cut on her leg while she and I were out running. She ran off into the woods towards the end of our route, same thing she’s done a hundred times, but when she came back she was limping and bleeding quite badly. After an emergency vet appointment, they booked…

  • Fourth Taekwondo grading

    Fourth Taekwondo grading

    The kids and I completed our fourth grading in Taekwondo last weekend. We’ve been practicing together for nearly 3 years now and have come a long way since our first grading. Just like this is our last winter in Scotland, this will be our last grading here as well, although I’m really hoping to find…

  • Robux and a dirt bike (a birthday list update)

    Robux and a dirt bike (a birthday list update)

    Sam’s seventh birthday is coming up next week, so, time for another birthday list update!

  • Two cakes and a YouTube channel (birthday list update)

    Two cakes and a YouTube channel (birthday list update)

    My daughter’s birthday is coming up, and her birthday list, similar to last year’s, is pretty great.

  • Green tag

    Green tag

    The kids and I participated in our second grading for Taekwondo over the weekend, with Vivian (who just started this year) upgrading from her white belt to a yellow tag and me upgrading from a yellow belt to a green tag. Sam is taking his test later in the week to upgrade from a yellow…

  • Ice cream, bike rides, house work (our simple summer so far)

    Ice cream, bike rides, house work (our simple summer so far)

    Today was the first day since sometime in May it felt like summer. It got a little past 21 (70 Fahrenheit) and that felt SO GOOD! We’re just past a week into the kid’s summer holidays, so we’re in the groove now. Here are some pics that are typical of what our days are like.…