Author Archives: we4keenes

With two kids in two teams, we are spending a lot of time at the ball field. It’s very fun, but it’s shocking how much time out of the week it impacts. I find myself behind in all sorts of things! But we have a wonderful time doing it, and Jim and I are bothContinue reading “More Baseball”

When I heard that the first graders were singing at the April school assembly, I blocked it out on my calendar! I’m so glad I did, because that week we got a call from the school that JT was also receiving an Eagle Award. Jim was able to flex some time to go in lateContinue reading “Music Assembly, Eagle Award, and PPL”

It was so fun to have amazing weather for our friend Katie’s birthday request: skiing with us. We couldn’t be happier about her birthday wish! The other good news is that I skied – only 29 days after my knee debridement! It was painless to get up (which was NOT the case last summer), andContinue reading “Behind the Boat Again”

I had planned to do one fun thing each day with the kids over Spring Break… and also get some yard work done. Monday: Haley had a playdate with friends from school, so JT and I worked on his Personal Passion for Learning project for school. He chose circuits for his topic. He has toContinue reading “Spring Break”

We actually finished up the previous week’s yard work at the end of spring break. We had Ali’s help cutting back these crazy bushes and rhododendrons, and then we laid new bark. All week long, I worked a couple of hours a day digging out the old bark, weeds, and gunks, and moving flagstone soContinue reading “Yard Work, Phase 1B”

For my birthday, I asked for a day of yard work from my family. The kids were shocked. “…for your birthday?!” But yes, I have been so excited to get going on our outdoor projects. As Haley aptly remarked, “We moved into the inside, but now we need to move into the outside.” Birthday yardContinue reading “Yard Work, Phase 1”

I turned 36 last month! It started on Saturday with a day of yard work, which is what I asked for. We have so many projects outside we’d like to get done, and I’ll post about that separately. Then on Easter, we had a birthday dessert at my parents’ house. My mom made this carrotContinue reading “36”

The kids had fun finding their Easter baskets at the dining room table Easter morning. They had already gotten a HUGE Easter box from Grandma & Grandpa Keene on Friday, then later onSunday they got gifts at the end of an Easter egg treasure hunt (clues and all) from Grandpa & Grandma Cole. Haley said,Continue reading “Easter”

SKSLL kicked off tonight with its opening ceremonies. It was a gorgeous day to watch, and we had a fun time seeing our kids in their uniforms for the first time this season. Haley was excited beyond belief, and even JT declared she looked “really cute.” First event of the season photo Opening ceremonies T-BallContinue reading “Opening Ceremonies”

I had arthoscopic knee debridement on Friday. It’s not a guaranteed fix for the 18 months of knee pain I’ve had, but after six months of physical therapy that wouldn’t progress past the mechanical sticking point of frayed cartilage, I was willing to give it a try. I had trauma to my knees 15-20 yearsContinue reading “Knee Surgery”