This is David Lin, otherwise known as “Mr. Lin,” “Dr. Lin,” “Husband of Lin Hawthorne,” “Son of John and Sue Lin,” “Favorite Son-in-Law” of James and Susan Hawthorne and dad to “Josh, Sam, TJ and Rachel.” Oh… and “dog dad” to Timmy, Toby and Stetson. It’s his birthday today and he’s a lot of things: He’s […]
As part of our dinner entertainment tonight, Josh enthusiastically told us “YOU HIT A HOME RUN!!!!” He got down from the table, “ran the bases” around the island and did a victory dance by his chair. Meanwhile, the peanut gallery threw peanuts at us and declared in whiny voices “I don’t liiiiike it” and “I just […]
Hey neighborhood people, if you notice an 8 year old and 6 year old doing laps around the neighborhood, I told them they couldn’t come home until they chatted about one calling the other a “dumpster” and the one decking the other in the head. Do not call the cops (again) . They are not lost. They […]
I got to pick up Josh from baseball practice with zero other kids in the car because Dave got home in time to hold down the fort. These are precious times because I rarely get to be alone with my oldest. It was a hard day of momming because it’s the end of the week of […]
Just met another mom at the park. Some people you meet, you know are one-off friends. You have a pleasant, but polite conversation and you go your separate ways when it’s time for naps. This blessed mom walked right up to me and didn’t even TRY to fake that everything was fine and she was doing great. She […]
Lately, HR has seen an uptick in the number of complaint reports filed by stakeholders. When I brought it to the Veep’s attention, he seemed to think it’s time to hold another gratitude seminar. These seminars are really fun. For us. I pull from my classes in extemporaneous speaking. They can get loud, animated and […]
Mealtime always leads to lively discussion in the house. And I say that with a giant grain of salt because none of the boys are huge “chatter-ers.” I know this doesn’t surprise you at all. (At this exact moment all boys are taking turns at fake-puking and running to the bathroom just because it’s funny). But […]
Feelin kinda cute. IDK… maybe I’ll put on some skinny jeans, slap on some make up and see a movie with the cutest guy in the world. BTW, we made out like teenagers right after we took this picture. Just kidding. Maybe. Afterward we went out to dinner. And I got my favorite dish. “How does it taste?,” […]
Champion VC Conformation/Obedience CGC Mehagian’s “OK Corral Me” AKA “Stetson Lin,” Beloved Vizsla puppy and guardian of the Lin family Feb 13 2013 – Nov 1, 2021 And just like that, he was gone. Dave and I sat at the dinner table, eating our dinner in silence. It was the first real food I had eaten that day. The […]
“Thank you for showing up.”
“Thanks for cleaning up the puke. You’re awesome.”
“Thanks for pushing through and reading the bedtime story, I could see the kids were so happy to see you.”
“Thanks for getting me more Nyquil so I can keep on keepin’ on.”