Hi! Thanks for stopping by to check out the blog! Usually the title starts out with something that rhymes, but for the life of me, I cannot get all of these random things to fit into any fun title that makes sense. So this week, it is “all the stuff” from the Logan Family for the first part of 2024.
Speaking of stuff…
Here is my shame.
Twice a year, I clean out the garage. This is in an ideal situation. Before summer, I will clean out the garage and move all the winter stuff to the back, and the summer stuff to the front. It is easier to grab the lawnmower, and I probably won’t need the space heater from April to September.
Not every year goes according to plan. If things get busy, we are out of town, if the weather is bad for a few weekends in a row during that time… as you can guess, this was that year, hence why it looked so….terrible inside.
Some of the inspiration from this method may have come from this unique Netflix show many of us watched a few years back:
Though the Marie Kondo method has been helpful and parts of it live on, I want to point out that even Marie Kondo gave up on the Marie Kondo method after giving birth to her second child, according to this article on CNN.
After a couple hours, and a little friendly shame from Marie Kondo’s spiritual kin, Taylor, the garage became clean. It will live on. Should it snow, the shovels and sleds are in the front. So are many of the other items that could be used in the winter.
What about Mercy?
Rosie started out with Music class fresh and early as a baby. After music class, she did baby gymnastics, swimming, etc. Mercy hasn’t had as much opportunity, and she needed an opportunity to shine. She is a bit strong willed, so Taylor and I also needed a chance for her to get out of the house and try something that didn’t involve putting her will against ours. And it worked.
She absolutely loved this baby gym class. After all of the times she has gone to watch her big sister do dance, swim team, class performances, etc, Mercy was super excited to have the fam watch her for a change. And Rosie was eating it up too- Rosie was so proud to watch her sister. I keep thinking that the end is near and Rosie is gonna be tired of her little sister, but she continues to surprise me in the joy and support that she has for her much younger sister.
We (Rosie, Taylor and I) were also all surprised to see how good of a listener Mercy was. She can put up some resistance at home, but was a great listener in her class.
Its cool, he’s in a band
My buddy, Daniel, is in a band. Lowland Hum is the name of the band, and here is one of their videos on Youtube that has gotten bit of steam:
Daniel has pretty much always been destined to be a musician. Back in high school, we were in a bible study together, and while we were all excited about cars, clothes, and other cool high school stuff, I remember Daniel saved his money and bought a mixer. It just seemed so strange to me at the time, because it was hundreds of dollars.
They do concerts, boast about how special “quiet music” is, and do home shows, which Taylor and I got to see this past weekend:
It was a great show. I really wish I was better at keeping up with Daniel- he is the best storyteller I know, and so fun to see him up there doing what he does best.
Carolina vs. Nc State.
They played on Wednesday. There isn’t much to say about it, but I wanted to share these pictures as Rosie is torn: all of her in-laws love NC State. Here she is the morning of the game, holding her UNC sweatshirt afar:
But, UNC won. And, Rosie and I are going to the UNC vs Wake Forest game next week, which I am looking forward to.
Happy B Day uncle D!
Every year Taylor’s mom does a combined family birthday dinner for Taylor’s brother (Uncle D) and myself. His birthday is on the 9th; mine is also in Jan.
So, we had a fun meal together last night; Ribeyes, twice-baked-potatoes, salad, and that special dessert. It was a fun night. Uneventful, but I wanted to share a few pics.
Also, Rosie had a dance competition. Those… are very, very long events. Luckily I got to stay home and take care of Mercy (and watch John Wick 2 for the first time, it is so good). Taylor took one for the team.
