Fingerprint Friday: Courage and Loose Teeth

By MAD21

My oldest has had a loose tooth for what seems like forever. It's been a month or two. This is her first loose tooth. Well, technically it's her second, but the first one isn't even close to coming out yet.

She's been working for weeks wiggling and wiggling trying to get this tooth to come out. So excited, though I'm not sure exactly what she was excited for. Some of it, I think, is that all of her classmates have lost at least one tooth, some are on their third or fourth.

Click to read more ...

Fingerprint Friday: Finish Lines

By MAD21

You don't have to be a runner to know the importance of a finish line. But to anyone who runs in organized races the finish line is something you loooong to see, no matter how long the race.

This past Sunday, I was invited to run with a few friends in a Mother's Day 5k. A small race with about 40 other people, who I might add are far better runners than myself. Of course, I had already completed a long run on Saturday by the time I'd heard about this race (10 miles), but I figured, why not. It's just a fun run with some friends.

Click to read more ...

Fingerprint Friday: Joy of Swinging

By MAD21

Go to any playground and you will likely find swings. Just about every kid I know loves to swing. My daughters looooooove to swing. They like everything else on the playground, too, but it's always the first and last thing we do when we go.

My daughter came home with a memorization assignment this week. It fit well with this post, so I thought I'd share it with you.

Click to read more ...

Fingerprint Friday: My Little Artist

By MAD21

My oldest has become quite the artist in her six years, and her sister is not far behind (she'll be four on Monday). The girls are very creative. Over the years I have heard some amazing songs and stories created from their imaginations. And now that they are getting old enough, the pictures are becoming as detailed as their crazy stories.

Click to read more ...

Fingerprint Friday: Blogiversaries

By MAD21

So today, April 23rd, 2010 marks the one year anniversary of this blog. It has been a crazy year of learning, growing, stretching, falling, crying, getting up-ing, and laughing again. Within this year I have worked with some amazing people, and some not so amazing (like web designers who take your money and run), and I have formed some really great friendships.

I want to say thank you to all of these people who have helped to get this blog to it's first year anniversary. People who have contributed some fabulous posts to help make this site a success. I couldn't have done this without your hard work and support.

Click to read more ...