May is so busy, you guys — but we’re also getting excited for the end of the school year. Last band concert, last piano recital, last confirmation class … all the lasts of 8th grade are descending upon us. I think it’s safe to say, though, that both boys are definitely ready for summer break. […] Read more…
Snowed In: April Blizzard 2018
Well, friends … much of Minnesota got hit pretty hard by a blizzard and major winter storm this weekend. Yep, in mid-April. We had a least a foot of snow at my house as of this morning — and it continued to snow all day long. Seriously … All. Day. Long. School is two hours […] Read more…
Weekend Recap
Well, the weekend is winding down with snow. Again. I’m pretty sure spring has decided not to show up at all this year. But regardless, I have no other complaints, except that weekends always go way too fast. Joe had his last winter drumline competition of the season – crazy since he’s been practicing and […] Read more…
Easter 2018
Happy Easter! You guys. I just finished watching Jesus Christ Superstar (live on NBC tonight) and it was amazing. AMAZING. Like, seriously legit – in such a way that I can’t stop thinking about it and all the music is in my head right now. I am still in awe of all the talent on […] Read more…
Music and Family
Tonight was Joe’s last 8th grade jazz band concert … there will be many more concerts, I’m sure, but suddenly we will find our son in high school and we will wonder how that exactly happened so quickly. My parents, sister, and niece came to the concert and we had the most fun time enjoying […] Read more…
Trying to make sense of this crazy world
It’s been an emotionally draining week, given the news coming out of Florida. It all seemed to hit me today. Perhaps it was the slowdown of Friday afternoon. I don’t know. But when my son texted me an hour before school was out – “Mom, can you pick me up today?” – I realized that […] Read more…
An Update from the #BoldNorth!
It’s never a good sign when you send a video chat message to your mother and she responds with, “You look tired, dear. You need another nap.” 😉 Although in this case, it means that the past week+ has been full of amazing and awesome experiences so perhaps it’s really a good sign on this […] Read more…
An Update from the Holidays
It’s been forever, it seems, since my last post and I feel bad about that! But that’s the way life rolls sometimes and it can’t be helped. I’d like to come up with a grand plan to post more regularly in 2018 but the truth is, I’m pretty sure I’m going to be as random […] Read more…