Experiencing the Trials and Tribulations of being a Single Father One Day at a Time
Last week, Elaina received a flyer in her take-home folder about a project. To celebrate the 100th day of school, the students were to create a t-shirt using the number 100 and wear it to school on Tuesday. While I am not necessarily the best at DIY projects, after a visit to Pinterest and then Hobby Lobby, Elaina (and Gabby!) and I were ready to get to work.
My Mom only wanted one thing for Christmas, and that was for it to snow in Southern Arizona. It happened for a few days last year, but it did not seem like it was going to happen over the holidays this time. She must have been on the “Nice” list this year, as she got her wish right before they headed back home.
Any single parent is bound to tell you that it is difficult to fit in time for yourself or something other than child-related activities. I assure you that I am no different. When you get the chance though, I highly recommend taking it, as you do not know when you are going to get an opportunity again. With my parents in town for the holidays, I definitely made good use of a few hours away from cleaning and making meals that will only be half eaten.
Do you ever have those moments when you realize that you made the right decision? Well, the girls and I realized over the holidays that we made the right choice in getting not just cats, but these two particular cats.
Continue reading “The Great Calkins Cat Adventure (Part III)”
I will post a good summary of our Christmas holiday later, but wanted to wish all of you a Merry Christmas, from my family to yours.
This is our family Christmas card that we sent out this year. Bill Bonner at Reign Photography took our pictures for the second consecutive year, which we were obviously very happy with. Thanks again, Bill.
Along with our Christmas card, we also sent out our Year in Review. While I have seen them, I had never done one before, and I will admit that it was quite hard to condense our amazing year down to a few bullet points. For followers of this blog, you probably read the first-hand account from most of these adventures, but there may be a few new ones that snuck in there.
Since most of you probably did not get these in the mail, the girls and I just wanted to wish you and your families a Merry Christmas. I hope you all have a great holiday season and I will try to get in another post before we head to Great Wolf Lodge in Scottsdale for New Year’s.
Thanks for checking in on us.
Cheers!
There is no shortage of things to do around the holidays. Unfortunately for us, any activity, especially one in Tucson, takes away from preparing for the girls’ grandparents to arrive on Christmas week. Thankfully, Fort Huachuca has plenty of holiday events. And when one of the biggest of the season is literally a block from our house, there is really no excuse not to grab the girls and join in on the fun.
Continue reading “Night of Extraordinary Lights Holiday Village”
While developing a routine for yourself and your children is absolutely critical to being a successful single parent, anything that falls outside of that routine needs to be made into an event, to be lifted up as a spectacle. Whether it is going to Grandma’s house, the zoo, or the children’s museum, every event needs to be celebrated and made into something uniquely memorable. Christmas itself is enough to celebrate, but it is important to make all the little things that are a part of Christmas an event themselves. Here’s to the 3rd Annual Calkins Family Christmas Tree Decoration Event!
Continue reading “It’s Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas”
