The first-ever Pirate Dash 5K and Fun Run were held this past Saturday in Mayberry. It was a fundraiser for the PTC for the two schools that cover grades kindergarten through sixth grade, so it was heavily promoted to the students. Sarah Kate’s school running club, in particular, had trained specifically for this event. Unfortunately,… Read More
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Seven Snippets: Sarah Kate’s Expanding Resume, a 3D-Legged Dog, and a Confession About Nathan’s Teeth
— 1 — Swim team, softball, running club, clarinet, and now … theater! Sarah Kate is in a play. A local theater group is performing Shrek, Jr. The Musical and she decided to audition a few weeks ago. We didn’t expect much, since she’s a first-timer (and, of course, the obvious hurdle), but she was cast… Read More
Why Nathan’s Haircut Matters
If you read Tuesday’s post – and especially if you read the comments – you know at least one of my readers doesn’t like Nathan’s haircut. I do like Nathan’s haircut, so in a perfect world the story would end there, and I wouldn’t be writing a post about Nathan’s hair. But we don’t live in… Read More
What You Said on the Bringing the Sunshine Survey!
I’ll be honest – when I posted the reader survey a few weeks ago, I wondered if I’d have more than a couple of dozen responses, and I was a little bit afraid of what the responses I did receive would tell me. I know what I think about the blog, but I had no idea if… Read More
Sun-Beams: January 25, 2015
Sun-Beams is a collection of links to stories, articles, photos, or videos I have come across that I believe will inspire, inform, or encourage you, as well as my favorite photo posted on my other blog, Violet Film, from the past week. Athletes with Disabilities Eye College Competition – Have you heard of goalball? I hadn’t,… Read More
Seven Snippets: Disney Dream Cruise Edition
— 1 — Originally, we planned to take two days to drive down to Port Canaveral, and two days back. It’s doable in a day, but without stops it’s about eight hours and we have two kids, including one sorta-kinda-but-not-totally potty trained, so … not fun. In the end, we opted to leave late on… Read More