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Tuesday Ten: I’m a Hippie Edition

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

1. Yep, I’m a hippie. I’ve got essential oils on my kid, in a diffuser, and working to absorb odors in our [really stinky] outdoor refrigerator. I w...

2014/Aggies/Dr Pepper/football/list/shoes

If You Don’t Know Me By Now

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

Lists of things people might not know about us are pretty common, but what about the things we think are common knowledge? Here are a few things I think most fo...

2014/goals/running/shoes

Run Rant: On Your Feet

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 3 Comments

I have so many friends who run that tell me their feet hurt, they get blisters, etc. I’m no expert, but my first question is always, “Have you had y...

Baby Gray/shoes/walking

Puttin’ on my Walkin’ Shoes

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Something we haven’t had any real need for the past 51 weeks is shoes. Last week when we were tailgating, it was hard to put Baby Gray down because he wan...

custom/paint/shoes/talent/TOMS

Not Your Everyday, Ordinary

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

TOMS! I love TOMS! I have 6 or 8 pair, including these:  The talented Mr. Gray whipped these up for me a while back. I had him work off our toss pillows in...

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There were days I wondered if he’d ever start pl There were days I wondered if he’d ever start playing to win. Now look at him: sheathing his sword on strike three. 😂
Baseball weekends are the best weekends. Lessons Baseball weekends are the best weekends.

Lessons learned. Memories made. Work put in.

Baseball is a big part of our story, and we are so glad to be able to share it with the boy.
All the Mother’s Day things—grateful for my mo All the Mother’s Day things—grateful for my mom and the ones who call me mom and the places I get to fill in the gaps and the hurt and the waiting and the in between. 

It’s a day of balance and challenge and so many emotions and thoughts. Where ever you fall on the Mother’s Day spectrum, I hope your day was just what you needed.
From band to the baseball field and back again. B From band to the baseball field and back again.

Big day yesterday with 1s in both band competitions and a 2-0 day on the field. 

Today didn’t go the way we wanted on the diamond, but that’s a big part of the game.

I don’t want to remove the failure because it’s part of life. It’s what helps us grow. We don’t grow when life is easy and comfortable. Growth comes from working through the hard and getting better—not just in baseball but in life. 

Full disclosure: it is a lot more fun when we win, though. 🙃 Grateful for these boys and this team to grow with.
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