High: Celebrating my dear sister/friend's baby who will be here anytime now! We had a mini Fiesta with a few fun friends.

Low: We realized that the twins were sneaking candy/treats/iPads into their room and hiding them to be pulled out at their discretion. Obviously, we've had to shut this down, and I *love* the time it takes to make sure nothing is tucked under their pillows or behind their laundry basket.
High: We celebrated a big year with our team and the holidays by going bowling with everyone from our restaurants. This turned out to be a great move and much less stressful than past parties.

Low: I got a text from a fellow mom giving me a head's up to ask Lily about the excitement at school. Y'all, there was a snake in their classroom. Not a pet one, either. A wild one. I'm not here for it.
High: Seeing Bella as a fake 100 year old with fake gray hair for the 100th day of school.
Low: Seeing John as an actual 37 year old going actually gray. He was letting the girls pluck out the gray hair. (- i actually don't mind the gray hair at all. on him.)
High: My sister came in for a few days with one of her sons. We went to a Justin Timberlake concert, painted a room at my house and planned quilts for her to make for the girls' new room. It's always so fun to be together! She is so great at helping me actually complete projects since that is not really one of my strengths.

Low: For weeks, Violet has been talking about her teeth. I thought it was just that in kindergarten, lots of kids lose teeth. None of hers have budged. However, as I looked, I realized that she has actually grown two new bottom teeth without losing any. Come to find out, this phenomenon is called "Shark Teeth." So now we are wiggling those teeth every chance we can get to help them loosen up and hopefully not need to have them pulled by the dentist.

High: I've reconnected with several old friends this month whether in person or on the phone, and it has been such a gift!
High: Hosting a PJs and Popcorn night with my adoptive/foster moms group. What a gift to have such a tribe!

Low: Having leftover popcorn and no self-control.
High: I finally redeemed my Mother's Day spa morning which was amazing.
High: We've had pockets of warmer moments this month, and we've jumped on all of them to get out of doors for everyone's sanity.

Low: We've slipped into a Polar Vortex. (to be fair, we actually haven't. it's cold, but we are still allowed to leave our homes, so it's clearly not as cold here as the Midwest and North)
High: We celebrated Maya's 10th birthday - it's such a gift to be in contact with the twins' birth family!

High: Fun nights with friends! We recreated the "Kitchen Sink" dessert from DisneyWorld.


Low: Not realizing just how ridiculous I looked while wearing this hat I grabbed to stay warm. So glad that my friends love me anyway.
High: Finding these tasty little Key Lime candies on Amazon.
Low: Eating them until the roof of my mouth is torn up. I didn't know that could happen.
That about wraps it up! Stay warm, friends.