It all started back in February of 2013. I had written the blog post “STAR Awards” and it featured this picture. This is a picture of Amara and 2 of her best friends — best friends both then and now. They had all gotten STAR Awards. STAR is the “Standardized Testing and Reporting Program”. I Read the Rest
One of the saddest parts about our friends moving to Texas last year is that the girls no longer get to celebrate their birthdays together. So when Mo told us they were coming to visit this summer I thought it would be fun if I threw the 3 girls a little birthday party! Before the Read the Rest
This is hard to write. For months now, we have known that Matthew, Mo and the girls might be moving. We’ve known it would be a wonderful opportunity for their family but deep down inside we hoped it wouldn’t happen. We would miss them all so much. We admit we are selfish. It all became Read the Rest
The Beach We went to the beach a few times over the summer. I love having a beach buddy! We are so lucky to live where the beach is only 6 miles away and yet we don’t get there often enough. Amara loves playing in the water and she loves having me bury her in Read the Rest
September is always a busy month and this has certainly been no exception. It started the day before Amara went back to school. Again, this year the PTA board and a few volunteers held a breakfast for the teachers the morning before the first day of school. I did my part and made two loaves Read the Rest
Amara has anxiously been waiting for word about when her friend Fred was coming to visit. Last week we got an email from our friends letting us know they were definitely coming and they couldn’t wait to get here. They had been melting in Tulsa like everyone else while our area of southern California has Read the Rest