“Tell us a story about when you were little, Mommy.”   This has become a new and often spouted request from my little ones as we drive from point A to point B on warm summer mornings.  Sometimes the questions are altered a bit to include other family members. . . Tell us a story […]

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  • Malissa - June 12, 2015 - 1:10 pm

    these pictures are lovely, and the words even lovelier. i actually remember some of these stories – especially the mall one and the sister cleaning the room one. 🙂 you really do have some fun ones up your sleeve(s)! ReplyCancel

  • JoEllen Hummel - June 13, 2015 - 3:23 am

    Your kiddos will have so many stories to share one day!! If they forget some of the details, they can look to this blog space to fill in the foggy parts AND then they will have pictures to go with the story. So cool! You're an awesome Mama!

    oh, that pink twirly skirt. I makes me smile!!
    JoEllenReplyCancel

  • Ky | TwoPretzels - June 15, 2015 - 5:54 pm

    As always (Grrrrr….) you proceed to make me cry.

    But I laughed, too: "if we made a list of all the mistakes you make, we couldn't fit it on the living room wall…" (Hilarious.)

    I love this. I love this reminder of stories. I love all of this.ReplyCancel

I want to be a cool Mom.  I really do.  I want to let you keep your room however you want it. I want to believe that your room is your space and if you want to scatter every one of your belongings on the floor until we need a search and rescue team to […]

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  • Katie - June 5, 2015 - 12:51 pm

    I gave up on having my kids try to keep their rooms up to my anal tidiness standards. Joey was always good about cleaning his room and keeping it tidy . . . and then he became a teen ager: "Mom. It's far more easy to keep my {neatly folded and clean} clothes piled on top of my desk making it quicker to get dressed in the morning." Gotta love his logic. And Meghan . . . she never had a hope. BUT, on the bright side they don't smoke, they don't drink, they don't talk back, they show respect for adults, and they don't run around with rough crowds (I do know they say Momma/Daddy words, ahem) and if messy rooms are their way of rebelling against me, then I can live with that. Besides, I can always just close their doors and not have to see their black holes they call their bedrooms. ; ) Hang in there, Summer!ReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - June 12, 2015 - 12:02 pm

      You make some really good points here, Katie. I want to be that cool–but I still have to go into their rooms. So until then–I need to be able to breathe in there. And really, let's face it–you're far cooler than I. 😉ReplyCancel

  • Kim Ellis - June 5, 2015 - 5:28 pm

    (if I commented twice delete one ~ I didn't see where it published) … I used to be that cool mom! hahahah.. I was that cool mom for about a month to 6 weeks, Then I realized with chaos in the room the kids emotions and attitudes were too!!! I found out that when their rooms were picked up – maybe not 'clean' but picked up and semi organized then the kids were happy, when the room was a mess the attitudes were too!! So they learn respect for their things ~ and mom~ and are happier for it! ~ I never made them keep it like I would have it clean but sure had to be picked up and no dishes or cups or dirty clothes! =) ReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - June 12, 2015 - 12:03 pm

      KIM! YES! YES! YES! I agree. . . you said this more perfectly than I ever could. YES.

      Thank you!ReplyCancel

  • Karen, Brian and Lucy - June 11, 2015 - 7:03 pm

    I would say any mom that lets her kids paint all over themselves and play in the creek is pretty darn cool! Don't under-appreciate how wonderful you are as a mom!ReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - June 12, 2015 - 12:03 pm

      Karen, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. You just gave me perspective.

      Thank you for that. ReplyCancel

(From time to time, Chad has been known to hijack my blog.  I enjoy when he takes my blog space,  It gives me an opportunity to hear him speak, because God (and everyone else who knows me well) knows that to get a word in with me–well it’s not always easy.  As much as I […]

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  • Malissa - June 2, 2015 - 12:16 pm

    YOU TWO!! Always making me shed a tear on June 2nd. 🙂 I LOVED this post and I love you both. To many more years of happiness and running! 🙂 xoxox, Miss ReplyCancel

Break-ups are never easy.  I mean, really, have you ever heard of a break up that was without pain?  Even if just a little bit of pain?  As much as I hated to do it, it needed to be done.  Don’t get me wrong–it wasn’t easy.  We had 13 beautiful weeks together.  We laughed, we […]

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  • Katie - May 29, 2015 - 6:25 pm

    I've become so much more relaxed with my running. I still do it, but my pace has slowed somewhat, I stop to look at turtles on the road and to try and spot the local beaver. Running used to be the be all and end all to my days, now I just run for the fun of it. Life is a lot happier that way.

    I used to use Blogger, but it drove me crazy with all the crashing and the formatting issues and image quality. I then switched to WordPress, which was okay, better than Blogger, but WP just didn't click with me. I've finally landed on Squarespace, and absolutely love everything about it. The customer service is phenomenal, the images look gorgeous (yours will be amazing, I'm sure!) and once you get the hang of working with "blocks" it's really a pretty easy platform. I've been there almost a year and will definitely re-subscribe when it's time. Good luck, and looking forward to seeing your new home! : )ReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - May 30, 2015 - 12:07 am

      Yes. Yes. Yes. I get it. I get what you are saying about running. My Dad always told me that "this place" is the important one . . now I get it.

      And Katie! Thank you for the squarespace info. I think I will check it out. It seems that my images did revert back to the way I wanted them to look, so I'm not sure what my earlier issue was–but I'm tired of having this problem, so I think I will look into Squarespace.

      Thank you!!ReplyCancel

  • Ky | TwoPretzels - May 29, 2015 - 7:10 pm

    I have so much to say.

    YOU ARE DOING IT. Meaning, you are teaching them, dear friend, to notice the beauty. To respect the journey. To realize that there's more to life than stuff you finance. YOU are doing it.

    When I read your words I am always moved… usually to tears, or at least to eyes welling up – and today was no different. I wanted to race through and read your next snippet of writing… but I didn't… I meandered… I enjoyed my journey through your photos. And still, your photos conjure up so much emotion in me, too. I see you in those photos, even though you're rarely in front of the lense. I always want to thank you for letting me in… because it feels intimate and cool to see life through your eyes. (You're a treasure to me, friend. Even if you don't own an egg supercenter.)

    I'm glad you're running.
    I'm glad you don't have to see Tony Horton everyday.

    Keep going.

    And P.S. I was on squarespace the other day – they have a tool to import blogger blogs. I love them, too. SO many cool options. If/when I move – that's where I'm heading…ReplyCancel

    • Summer Kellogg - May 30, 2015 - 12:10 am

      Oh Kylee. . .

      Really. How do I ever thank you for all you have done for me? You constant encouragement, your support, your friendship. You have paved the way before me and I walk in your shadows. Thank you for that.

      Your words here–about my writing, life, this journey–thank you. Thank you for always cheering me along–regardless of the circumstances. You have been constant and I appreciate it so much.

      Thank you.

      And Squarespace? I'm going to look into it. If I can get the old blogs there, I might have to jump. Thank you!

      Oh, and I'm so sorry I don't own an egg supercenter. Maybe someday. Maybe. 😉

      Love you!ReplyCancel

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