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Project 365 {week 30}

July 31, 2014 By Katie Sluiter 3 Comments

So.

I am incredibly behind.

We have been sick. And then I went to BlogHer. And the boys were all still sick.

And then I had jet lag.

And now, finally, I cracked open my computer only to almost run away out of overwhelm.

This is what I failed to post on Sunday…

So I don’t have anything for July 20 because we were still all feeling like garbage.

July 21: I start to get weepy about leaving my little dudes.

I don’t have anything for July 22 because I was probably too busy freaking out that I was leaving my boys the next day.

I have anxiety.

July 23: feet in an airport. I hate the travel part because it’s a lot of crowds and waiting.

July 24: I met Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black.

July 25: I was honored at the Voices of the Year presentation. Those are my words on that big board!

July 26: Just at a party that Rev Run is MC-ing. No biggie.

I’ll probably write a BlogHer recap like everyone else. I just don’t have the energy yet.

But as you can see, it pretty much rocked.

I mean, I’m still recuperating.

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Project 365 {week 29}

July 20, 2014 By Katie Sluiter 2 Comments

This week was pretty dumb.

I got nothing for Sunday, July 13. I read in church and then I think we slept the rest of the day.

July 14: After a rough day with the boys, my church book club meets at a yummy restaurant for the $5 burger/beer special.

July 15: Strep throat hits this guy.

July 16: After an AWFUL day that included the doctor’s office and the ER, this guy get some meds that make him feel much better.

July 17: but now this guy is sick.

And I have nothing for July 18 because I fell victim and only got out of bed to go to the doctor’s office. Cort stayed home from work because I cried at the thought of moving. It. Was. Rough.

July 19: The boys are all feeling fine, so they join family up north at a cottage. I stay home and feel miserable.

As I go to hit publish on this, I have been back to the ER. No strep for me, but horrible bad virus giving me a sore throat. Cort is falling to it as I type.

I leave for BlogHer on Wednesday.

I’m not sure how much I will be around as I try to get 100% (ok even 90%) better so travel doesn’t suck.

I also need my family to be healthy because I will cry the entire 5 days if I abandon sick boys.

Also my house is a mess and I can’t leave it this way or it will be worse when I get back.

And I have laundry to do.

And I have to pack.

And I have to cuddle with those boys because I am getting anxiety about leaving.

So.

If you’re going to BlogHer…find me! I will be getting in Wednesday night, but ready for civilization on Thursday. I’ll have info about blogging opportunities with Imagine Toys.

If you’re NOT going to BlogHer, it might be quiet around here this week.

Isn’t summer sickness the worst thing in the world? Yes. yes it is.

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Project 365 {week 28}

July 13, 2014 By Katie Sluiter 2 Comments

The week…

July 6: Sometimes they get along.

July 7: A little quality quiet time with the big one.

July 8: Clay fun during quiet time…he was so proud that he spelled his name.

July 9: Newest read

July 10: Again it’s craftiness during quiet time. Today = sidewalk paint

July 11: Meeting my new nephew, Harrison

July 12: Annual reunion with the college buddies/roomies. We figured out we have been friends for 18 years. And have 13 kids between the 6 of us!

How was your week?

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Project 365 {week 27}

July 6, 2014 By Katie Sluiter 2 Comments

Holy crap!

It’s JULY!

June 29: It’s summer. That means Pants Optional if you are under 3.

June 30: Moving day! On to a new classroom and new adventures!

July 1: Just reading a book to daddy.

July 2: A morning at the zoo with daddy.

July 3: Bird High by the fourth of July.

July 3: our garden is Bird High by the fourth of July.

July 4: park in the morning, lazy afternoon, dinner and sparklers with friends, and then daddy’s fireworks show in our jammies. A great holiday!

July 5: This is exactly what summer should look like.

Hopefully all of my American readers had a great holiday.

I know we did.

You know how I can tell? Everyone could have realistically gone to bed at 8pm tonight.

Boom.

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Project 365 {week 26}

June 29, 2014 By Katie Sluiter 4 Comments

So this week was pretty awesome.

June 22: Grocery shopping with this guy.

June 23: Happy birthday to our FIVE YEAR OLD! Look how excited to get a Nintento DS!

June 23: Happy birthday to our FIVE YEAR OLD! Look how excited to get a Nintendo DS!

June 24: I made cake, frosting, and ice cream from scratch for Eddie’s big day. And now we are eating it every day. There are no complaints.

June 25: Because sometimes you need to wear Turbo eyes and mardi gras beads.

June 26: I tried to wake this kid up from nap for 30 minutes before he pulled the blanket up and told me to “go way”. Summer makes a boy sleepy.

June 27: Now this guy is helping me at the store. One at a time is key. Both at once? NO.

June 28: beach and cook out in the morning, fun with friends playing outside and then cards and a meat/cheese tray while the kids crashed. This day = perfect.

This week Eddie turned five, I saw my new classroom, met with my therapist, had a day absolutely alone with nothing to do but watch TV, and ended with a fun-packed family fun day.

I’d say summer is maybe looking better to me.

Just in time for July!

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Project 365 {week 25}

June 22, 2014 By Katie Sluiter 2 Comments

I took pictures of the good stuff this week.

But behind the good, there was some very hard stuff.

June 15; Happy Father’s Day to this guy!

June 16: I like the age when they can go out and play without needing much from me. The week starts out Ok.

June 17: I have three for breakfast today since cousin Lilly is here. I also get the phone call telling me about my job transfer to 8th grade ELA. This day is hard.

June 18: Happy anniversary to us! nine years strong! (I also had a pre-cancerous spot frozen off my face).

June 19: Even though I have a very hard day, this one knows when I need a smile. He put on my glasses and said, “I Momma!!”

June 20: It’s birthday party prep day! Eddie is excited for cousins and friends to come play in the pool!

June 21: This guy is still 2 days away from turning five, but we celebrate with a FIESTA today.

I’d like to say I am facing all of these challenges and emotions with remarkable aplomb.

I’d like to say I am proud of how I am handling it all.

But I am not.

So.

I’m not sure what to do other than just keep breathing.

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Project 365 {week 24}

June 15, 2014 By Katie Sluiter 4 Comments

This week was the height of our transition.

There was a lot of push and pull.

And crying.

I was looking through my Instagram feed and I realized it looks like this week was SO MUCH FUN.

But that was just what I took pictures of.

In between there was a lot of frustration.

And questions (from the boys AND me) about when they can go back to daycare.

June 8: Charlie “helps” with yard work.

June 9: He calls this his “animal house”. I think he needs a sweat shirt that says “college”.

June 10: Reading over some note my aunt took so I can write my grandfather’s military years in narrative form.

June 11; Private tour of the new Verizon Smart Store in Grand Rapids, Mi.

June 12: All three boys quiet in one spot. I think this is the first time all week.

June 13: Although the weather was chilly (mid 50′s), we braved the park for an hour.

June 14: one of our favorite things to do all month: cards with great friends because it means family fun for all of us!

The truth of the photos is that we found fun.

The untruth of the pictures is that there was a lot of tension and stress and time outs around the fun.

That is parenthood, though, right?

We’ll get there.

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Project 365 {week 23}

June 8, 2014 By Katie Sluiter 3 Comments

It is JUNE and it is SUMMER.

OFFICIALLY.

June 1: Open house for a very special graduate.

June 2: The boys are still in daycare, so I whip up some marscapone. No big deal.

June 3: The homemade cheesecake ice cream with raspberry sauce I made with yesterday’s marscapone.

June 4: Date Day! This guy was my date for pedicures, lunch, and some shopping.

June 5: I get to go as a guest to the Make A Wish Michigan The Fault in Our Stars Premier event. It was amazing.

June 6: Home with these two goobers trying to figure out our new summer groove.

June 7: The boys come to Indiana with me for a reading Three Minus One. I was super nervous to read my piece, but Eddie told me he would like me even if I messed up, so I was good.

I will admit that there were parts of the week that felt stressful and I definitely battled with some anxiety.

The boys and I have NOT found our groove yet, but we will.

Cortney reminded me that this is just the transition. It will be Ok.

And it will.

I mean, we have perfect weather this week, and this is just transition?

I’ll take it.

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Project 365 {week 22}

June 1, 2014 By Katie Sluiter 5 Comments

Well, well, well.

There you are, summer.

May 25: I sit back with a beer and my book at watch the “help” wash my car.

May 26: Memorial Day sprinkler fun. Except sprinklers were not Charlie’s idea of fun

May 26: A freshly laundered Bird

May 28: Last #teacherstyle shot of the school year.

May 29: Finished grading all exams and feeling darn good about it.

May 30: Celebrating the last day of school looks a lot different than it used to.

May 31: Eddie and I had a date to Barnes and Noble for new bed time books and a treat. He chose Cricket in Times Square and Stewart Little. He also chose fruit punch and a vanilla cupcake.

School is out.

I repeat: SCHOOL IS OUT.