On the drive out to lake last weekend, I had a long conversation with my teenagers. Why yes, it can be done, give or take a little snark here and there. Anyway, we were talking about some pictures I’ve been seeing all over social media of high school senior portraits. I swear they all look […]
Inspiration
Parent Tip The Costume Edition
When our son was about 3 or 4 years old, he was obsessed with superheroes. His favorites were Spiderman, the Hulk and Buzz Lightyear. He played dress up and jumped off more pieces of furniture and tree branches than you could imagine. His grandma kept him in enough costumes that he had one for every […]
From Sassy to Badassery
Do y’all remember Mindee? Isn’t she lovely? She is a friend I met while our sons played basketball together for their middle school. They also played on the AAU team, Next Level Raiders. Well, our boys are both now in college so we don’t get to see each other very much. There’s a random reunion […]
The Reboot
I was looking through some papers the other day in my home office. The accountant was sending me friendly reminders that they couldn’t move forward until they had this one certain form. And Lordy, do I hate hunting things down for that sweet man! I start going through the different stacks and get sidetracked by […]
Resolutions
In 2016: I didn’t send out Christmas cards. I didn’t lose weight or participate in another half marathon. I didn’t organize my home office. I didn’t sign up tons of new clients. I didn’t blog more. I didn’t stop procrastinating. And that’s OK because: I did spend more time with family. I did learn to […]
The Story Behind The Picture
This picture has been circulating around the Internet for quite awhile. It went viral after it was posted on the International Down Syndrome Coalition’s Facebook page. It was part of a campaign to promote awareness of those with DS. It was a collaboration between the local Down Syndrome Association of San Antonio and the IDSC. […]