by Monica Wiant | Mar 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’m almost halfway through my blogging project, and I refuse to let a stomach bug and a fever knock me out now. Perhaps if I power through this, it will be like cresting a hill on a challenging run, and then I will enjoy a quick descent the rest of the way.When...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
“Will you sit with me?”After baths have been bubbled and stories have been read and snacks have been eaten and teeth have been brushed, the question comes. It’s the last important question of the day.I can’t remember when the tradition started,...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
I had to put an exclamation point in the title because, when you put this many kids together, things get lively.This afternoon, we celebrated Evie’s birthday with 16 of her friends. After the trampoline place we reserved unexpectedly closed its doors 3 weeks...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Dear Evie,We’ve established some family birthday traditions, and you’re now old enough to remember them and hold us accountable. We hang up decorations (strategically, because the cats love to take them down). Daddy makes you a cake. And Mommy writes you a...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
Tomorrow is Evie’s 7th birthday.Earlier today, I found myself thinking “This is the last day I’ll have a 6-year-old.”That’s totally not true.Felix isn’t even 4 yet. Presumably, he’ll be 6 someday and for an entire...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
I woke up knowing it was going to be a long day. Work, my hour-long commute, dinner, a class tonight, a blog to write. I can fit it all in, I thought. I had a short lunch and a productive afternoon, so I allowed myself to leave work a few minutes early so I might...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
1. I forgot to put on blush and had to choose between looking paler than normal or streaking lipstick across my cheeks. After the second coworker asked me if I was feeling tired, I opted for the latter.2. With patience, determination, and the clever use of folders, I...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
I have a group of friends who mostly communicate online. We’re spread all over the country, and while each of us has met at least one other person in the group, none of us have met all of us. We’ve never all been in the same place at once.Earlier tonight,...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
On our way out of Fargo today, Sam and I took the kids to a very special restaurant:I worked here for four summers, one school year, and a couple of winter breaks during high school and college. I will always think of it as my Dairy Queen.I began working there shortly...
by Monica Wiant | Mar 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
My brother is 5 1/2 years older than me. Growing up, I was always one life stage behind him. When Chris was in high school, I was still in grade school. When I started junior high, he went off to college. The summer before I went to college, Chris got married and...
