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My mom is in Alaska with Leah for her first trip of retirement! The rest of the GB fam came down. Grandma sent the crew with a tiger for Conor since tigers are his fav animal. Conor – who has … Continue reading →

Natalie had a fifth grade memory ceremony at the high school. It was a nice event and fun to see her on stage, laughing and having fun. Nat wasn’t a shorty in Longmeadow but the Midwest must breed some tall … Continue reading →

Elliott worked so hard to prepare for the third grade picnic. He made a parents book. It was awesome to have lunch just with him. He requested a McDonald’s quarter pounder with cheese (plain), fries and a Diet Coke. It … Continue reading →

Charleston A huge thanks to G and G and N and P for splitting childcare duty so that J and I could go away for 4 nights to Charleston, SC!  We haven’t been away this long since we went to … Continue reading →

while jumping on the couch with his eyes closed mom: wow. You are brave to jump with your eyes closed. Are you scared conor: (looking a bit perplexed) no there’s no snakes haha   the basket pic is where he … Continue reading →

we haven’t seen Lala in 4 or 5 months so we were so lucky to get 28 hours with her. Conor adores her and she got more snuggles this weekend than JENE have gotten in a week! Her awesome cheer … Continue reading →

Elliott’s 9th birthday was celebrated across 3 states: Medieval Times in Chicagoland on March 5. Natalie, Grandma, Dad, Miles, Joe, Luca and I joined you for an afternoon of eating oversized chicken wings and other food with our hands while … Continue reading →

I was contacted by Notre Dame to say a thank you to the Hagale Family who have provided scholarships to ND students for 30 years!  I wanted to share my reflection that I submitted – and some pics. 1. How … Continue reading →

Conor has really taken to alphabet show and share at school. His Yam hasn’t left his side. This is shortly after he slept with his Yam and shortly before we played hide and find your Yam.

Conor discovering what he looks like with a bunch of muffin batter on his face! I think he convinced me to make strawberry muffins this day, which were better than I expected. (I had made them 20 years ago and … Continue reading →