Category Archives: Happy Things

This blog is subtitled “All the things that make me giggle…” These are those things.

The only true adventure

Categories: Family, Happy Things

Tomorrow is our six-year anniversary. Six years really doesn’t seem that long and yet at the same time it seems like we’ve been married forever, in a good way of course. … The collage below is one photo for every month we’ve been married. At some point every month we sit all of us down in front of the camera to record how our family adventure is going. Keep reading

Shimri

Categories: Family, Happy Things

Shimri is our little lady. The way she holds her body and her hands, the way she babbles and laughs, everything about her is dainty, delicate, and proper. Except that she grunts like some primal animal when she’s eating before bed, which we find hilarious. Keep reading

Shimei

Categories: Family, Happy Things

Shimei is our little man. He has a smile that’s bigger than his face. We have yet to figure out how that works but it’s true. Keep reading

Happy New Year!

Categories: Happy Things

Something inside me tells me this next year is going to be big. I can hardly wait for the adventures it has in store. Happy 2015!!

Count your many blessings

Categories: Happy Things

Today’s the day I’d planned on publicly expressing what I’m grateful for. Because I do have a lot to be grateful for. Oh so many things. But now that I’m full of good food and have spent the day with my family, it feels like any public list of my blessings would seem insincere. Keep reading

Familly is work. But it’s good work.

Categories: Family, Happy Things

“Love what you do and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Which is wrong. Love what you do and you’ll feel it’s worth it. Love what you do and you’ll keep pushing through the bad parts. Love what you do and you’ll make it work. But it’s going to be work. Keep reading

At the beginning

Categories: Education, Happy Things, Life

I still remember the day when I was tutoring one of my early morning math students and it finally clicked for him. Multiplication was not his thing. … One morning he turned to me and asked if there wasn’t an easier way. Keep reading