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Tuesday Ten: Impromptu Extra Swim Lesson Edition

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

1. Swim lessons. So many approaches, yet so much is dependent on the actual kid, anyway. We’re starting round two today with a different approach. He was ...

2014/faith/go/struggles/swim/swimming/wait

Wrapped in Pretty Paper

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Whoa! We have been running crazy this week! I don’t know what I was thinking when I signed the boy up for swim lessons in New Braunfels–other than t...

2013/beach/crawfish/rain/sunburn/swim/swimming

Side Pony Sun Tan

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

This weekend was rainy on and off. Baby Gray played in the rain while he swam Friday as we waited for Mr. Gray to come home and take us to the beach! Our drive ...

2013/swim/training/triathlon

Beyond Circumstances

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 3 Comments

I’ve been swimming a few mornings a week trying to get ready for the event I signed up for after I lost my mind my triathlon. I was able to find a pool wi...

2013/bike/duathlon/running/swim/triathlon

Can’t Get her Outta My Mind…

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

In case my terrible performance at last year’s duathlon wasn’t enough (not really, I was pretty proud of myself for finishing with the wrong equipme...

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Wife to Josh, mama to Hays (7), hopeful adoptive mama, and Jesus lover. I founded Purpose Box in July of 2014. I'm all about open sunroofs and coffee dates. Welcome to my space; have a click around. I hope you feel loved, encouraged, and empowered.

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I’ll never get over the generations of friendshi I’ll never get over the generations of friendships that come from raising our boy in the town we grew up in.
Dropped this guy off for his last day of fifth gra Dropped this guy off for his last day of fifth grade today. I don’t know where the time has gone—seems like we were just finishing Happy House. 

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We don’t do a ton of news and current events with him, unless it’s pertinent to him. As we drove to school this morning, I shared a little about yesterday’s events in Uvalde and let him know there may be some drills or different protocols in place.

I reminded him that in the event of a lockdown drill, his @dexcom receiver needed to be turned off and his phone needed to be hooked to headphones to avoid any noises from either device while allowing monitoring to still take place.

Pumping families, they make some noises as well. We don’t have a plan for those since we are MDI, but you likely need one. These instructions are written into our 504 and his teachers are aware.
Word on the street is that we’ve got an annivers Word on the street is that we’ve got an anniversary coming up—what are some fun and unique places you’ve been with your spouse? We’re up for something new and different.
Another graduation celebration in the books for th Another graduation celebration in the books for the weekend. 🧑🏼‍🎓

I will never be sad about the fact that I was close by for so many years when this “baby” was a baby. I was down south during my undergrad when he was born. I left chemistry to go to the hospital and have been smitten ever since. 

Time and distance have stood in the way of so many things, but never my love and desire to be there.
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