by suelarkinsweems | Aug 31, 2011 | On Family
I over-complicate everything. Take running for example. In January 2009, I was in Arizona for my grandfather’s birthday and I went to watch my sister and our friend Mandi run in the Rock ‘N Roll half-marathon in Tempe. Seeing the race atmosphere and the wide variety...
by suelarkinsweems | Aug 19, 2011 | The Experiment
We will find a groove right? The three of them never seem to find a groove at the same time, and that’s okay. My biggest challenge each day is reading the climate of each kid and figuring out who I’ll have to sit on to finish their work. My second biggest challenge is...
by suelarkinsweems | Aug 15, 2011 | On Family
This past weekend, the kids participated in the ASYMCA Mini-Mud run here on our base. The course was a one-mile loop on the beach, through a few obstacles and mud pits. Ransom, Memphis, and Cora Jo ran, along with a few of our neighbor’s kids. Pre-run and mostly...
by suelarkinsweems | Aug 10, 2011 | On Family
Kids go through the weirdest stages. Ransom and Memphis are going through what I will lovingly call the ‘tweenie-gangsta’ year. Now I probably have Bieber to thank again for this one, but really, who knows. As I looked through our pictures of 2011 so far, I have found...
by suelarkinsweems | Aug 8, 2011 | The Experiment
Our first bumbling attempts at school from home. Day 1: We figured out how to sign in to their online classes, had all the books and curriculum except for one thing, and completed most the assigned work. Minimal whining (from the kids anyway). Only one small breakdown...
by suelarkinsweems | Aug 5, 2011 | On Family
We are recovering from a little Bieber fever here at our house. (cultural reference: Justin Bieber is one of those teen pop singers that makes small people scream in tones so high we wish only dogs could hear). We (and when I say ‘we’ I mean the four little people...
