by Monica Wiant | Jul 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
We saw 5 states today: Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia. We started the day in Indianapolis and ended it at Sam’s Aunt Sally’s house in Lexington.We are all tired.Shortly before 7 p.m., Evie asked if she could go to bed. Felix chimed...
by Monica Wiant | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Today’s word was “relaxed.” After late-night merriment in Milwaukee, my plan to run along Lake Michigan was sidelined for time with friends, a leisurely breakfast, and a little bit of extra rest. Toll roads and traffic accidents slowed us down, but a...
by Monica Wiant | Jul 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
Today, Sam and I packed up the kids and embarked on a road trip. Our destination is Washington, D.C., but the journey is half the adventure.The drive through Wisconsin was lovely: purple and yellow wildflowers filled the median, and billowy clouds drifted across the...
by Monica Wiant | Apr 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Dear Evie,This is the first year that you’ll be able to read your birthday blog, although I’ll probably have to help you sound out a few of the words.Five was a big year for you.It was a year of learning and discovery. You started school at Excelsior...
by Monica Wiant | Dec 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
Tomorrow, I’m going to run the Commitment Day 5k at the same time as thousands of people across the country.I’ve never been a runner. I’m the chubby kid who finished last in every gym class race, I’m the lady who pants and puffs on an inhaler if I have to run one...
by Monica Wiant | Dec 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’ll be in and out in two minutes. It’s just inside the door. We’re at an elementary school in a safe town. Who’d be out thieving on such a cold, blustery day anyway? All of these thoughts ran through my head as I rationalized the decision to leave my car...
by Monica Wiant | Jul 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Last week, Sam and I took the kids to Disneyland.I was invited to help with an employee reward trip; it was a rare and wonderful opportunity to combine business with pleasure and bring my family along.This was our first foray into air travel as a family of four. The...
by Monica Wiant | Apr 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
Free kittens.They were the most magical words I’d seen in the Humboldt Sun since my own byline.It was 1999, and Sam and I had just moved to Winnemucca, Nevada. My college dreams of a career in journalism had brought us to this dusty mining town, half a continent...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Dear Evie,Before you were born, I promised us both that I would use my blog to document the precious and fleeting days of your childhood. I’m not a scrapbooker or an artist, but I’m fairly confident in my ability to type words onto a screen – so...
by Monica Wiant | Feb 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
1. I am good at losing weight. I’ve had at least a dozen successful weight loss efforts in the last 20 years. The trouble is, I am equally successful – perhaps more so – at gaining weight and have done it exactly as many times. At least I’m...
