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The rec season for softball officially ended yesterday. While my team didn’t make it to the championship game, we had a winning record, so I was happy. The girls on my team were so great, just a wonderful, sweet group of girls who all got along well and had NO DRAMA! If you know second…

Happy Easter and Passover to those who celebrate! My feelings around Easter are always complicated because of the timing of Maddie’s death, but it helps that her brother and sister LOVE the day and all the activities that surround it. It also helps that I’ll get to spend time with my cousin’s squishy six-month-old, who…

Last Sunday sucked. I still can’t put into words how it feels to know Maddie has been gone for ten years. It’s hard to fathom that I haven’t hugged her, kissed her, or heard her voice in ten years. All of the “what ifs” and questions that I don’t usually allow myself to linger on…

I’ve received a lot of messages lately as the anniversary of Maddie’s death gets closer. First, it really means so much to me that so many people a) remember and b) reach out. Next Sunday will be ten years since she died, which is obviously a crappy milestone. I’ve been trying my usual technique of keeping…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Sean the Leprechaun came to our house last night and brought shoes and candy for Annie and James. I don’t know how much longer Annie is going to believe in all of this stuff, but she was thrilled this morning when she discovered her treats. James immediately put on his new…

James was selected Star of the Week for his kindergarten class. Star of the week gets lots of fun “perks,” but the one the kids love the most is that they get to take home the class stuffed animal, Dex. James has been taking Dex everywhere, and we’ve been taking lots of pictures of the…

The kids’ school gets really into Read Across America week. They had fun activities in the classes, celebrity readers (Jim Cummings, the voice of Winnie the Pooh, read to the kids!), and on Friday, they got to dress as their favorite character from a book. At first, James wanted to dress as Pete the Cat…

You guys, I can barely move. Yesterday was a four-sport day…Annie had basketball and softball, and James had flag football and baseball. There’s not enough hot water in the world for me to soak my poor bones in. Someone please remind me next time that I’m too old to demonstrate sliding techniques, and I’m DEFINITELY…