E + D + N

Ellen, David, and Nick are moving to Seattle next week!  Grandparents here we come.  Oh, the free date nights.  Oh, how my kids will love having family nearby.  Oh, how we will love having family nearby.

We took the kids to the empty rental tonight to check on a few things.  The kids are so excited they can hardly wait for five more days to pass:

New Family Pet

My 4-Year Old is giving me a run for my money.

LFL Therapy

Seattle Mist here we come.

I just bought our first set of tickets to watch Seattle's own Legends Football League team.

There are only three home games in the season and I wanted to buy tickets to all three, but I decided I should watch a game before buying them out.

I can't wait until May.

P.S. The mourning around here is unbearable.  My neighbor and I talked with heads hung low and lots of moments of silence.  The picture of Wilson shaking airport staff's hands with his tail between his legs was heart wrenching.  I am still flying those Seahawks flags with pride and I can't believe I am saying "we'll get them next year" to anyone who will listen.

A Story

It was like I was reading a book.  The beginning and middle a usual journey of ups and downs.  Then, the author ends it.  A bad ending.  One that leaves you slamming the book down, shaking your head, and saying, "It shouldn't have ended that way."  Kind of like Little Women or The Great Gatsby.

They should have given it to Lynch.

I will never get to see how that would have played out and my brain just can't let that one go.

Defeat.  I will be crabby now.

HI

We are having a great time in Maui.  The kids loved the submarine trip, but Blake was bummed we didn't shell out the big bucks for the real submarine tour where all of the ship went underwater.  I could bob up and down in these waves forever.   Those sea turtles know how to put on a show.

Archaic

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It hit me yesterday, that blogs are dead.  What am I supposed to do?  I have my whole family history on this blog and I am not sure I want to share it daily with everyone on Facebook.  I don't Twitter or Instagram so I am going to wait.  I am going to wait until something comes along that revives the blog and has magical coding fairies to take all of my past posts and carry them to the new platform unscathed.  

Access Denied

My children were out of control so I texted Andrew and asked permission to ban all movies, video games, and tv shows for the month of January.  He said yes and I am the happiest mama on the block.  Blake has never learned how to transition off of media so this has been a breath of fresh air.  I wish I could pull the plug forever, but I know the lesson of self-regulation is an obvious need.  I myself do not believe in potty charts with gold stars or toys used as carrots, but instead try to foster a conversation about the issue (plus lots of rags and carpet cleaner).  It isn't working on either end so I am going to need to find that middle ground for Blake and his siblings.  I wish the boy wanted to throw a football in the backyard!