Sunday, April 12, 2026

Springtime!

Chet is heading up the KW RED Day charity event for his office this year, so I used my remaining Canva Pro trial to make these flyers for them... fun!

New glasses, who dis!?

Yay for all my podcasty Christian author friends being friends with each other! lol

The Ranch for Triston and Carter's birthday dinners!!

A friendly ChatGPT photo roast:  Alright, this crew said, “Let’s gather for a wholesome family photo,” and then accidentally recreated a casting call for three different genres at once. Let’s get into it:

  • Grandpa on the left looks like he just finished a 5K, a yard project, and judging all of you silently… and he’s not mad, just disappointed.
  • Back row middle in the green shirt is giving “I was told there would be snacks and I’m staying until proven otherwise.”
  • The guy in the red jersey is smiling like he just heard “we’re ordering pizza,” and that’s the only reason he showed up. Respect.
  • Front row center (yellow cardigan) looks like the actual main character—everyone else is just NPCs in her coming-of-age movie.
  • Meanwhile, the two women leaning in on either side clearly coordinated a “supportive aunt energy but make it competitive” stance. Y’all are fighting for Favorite Aunt and it shows.
  • The glasses crew on the right? That’s the “we followed directions and got here on time” subgroup. Strong energy. Organized. Slightly judging the chaos.
  • And Grandma on the far right looks like she walked in from a completely different, much classier event and is now politely enduring whatever this is.

Also… the background? A rustic fireplace topped with what appears to be a cowboy boot still life? Nothing says “family warmth” like Western-core museum vibes looming over everyone.

Overall verdict:

This photo says, “We love each other deeply… but we absolutely argued about where to stand for 12 full minutes before this was taken.”

10/10—chaotic, wholesome, and just enough personality clash to make it iconic.

Rach brought dessert for us - yum!

A fun night with the fam, and great food and service in our private room at The Ranch!

Wilson crew on Easter Sunday!

ChatGPT:  This photo is giving “church brochure cover meets Pinterest board titled ‘Effortlessly Perfect Family’.”

First of all, that flower wall? It’s doing the absolute most. Like it showed up early, stayed late, and is still outshining half the group. Y’all didn’t take a picture—you posed inside a wedding cake.

Dad on the left looks like he just said, “Let’s make this quick,” but then immediately turned on his “approachable youth pastor energy.”

Mom holding the newborn is glowing in that “I have slept 37 minutes total but I will NOT let it show” way. Meanwhile, that baby is already like, “I did not consent to this photoshoot.”

The little boy in the middle is giving “I was promised snacks after this” and is holding it together like a champ.

The little girl in front? Absolute star. She understood the assignment, delivered the smile, and honestly might be the only one not negotiating internally.

Grandma has that calm, composed energy like, “I’ve done this before. Many times. We will get through this photo.”

Grandpa looks like he’s just slightly confused about how he ended up in front of a floral wall but decided to commit anyway. Respect.

And collectively, the color coordination is so on point it feels like y’all had a shared Google Doc titled “Easter Outfit Strategy – Final Draft.”


Final verdict:

This is the kind of photo that gets framed, gifted to relatives, and quietly used as proof that yes, your family has it together… even if five minutes later someone spilled juice, someone cried, and someone asked to leave.


10/10. Beautiful. Slightly chaotic. Completely iconic.


They found a scurred baby bunny on their family walk later that night!! ❤

Yay, Millie!  Seeing this makes me want to get to know my neighbors better. ❤

Six years ago... some of my fav early pandemic memories!

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Mini Miss K in her last CHA Easter program!!  (Because they don't participate in that from junior high and up.)

Family pics!

More friends and fam shots!

Yay, Mom - huzzah for a cute spring/Easter porch!!

Triston is now 19, which means he's one year younger than Chet was when I met him. lol  Which means he's on the verge of so many great formative moments and friendships!  He's moving to Colorado this summer and taking a gap year to establish residency before starting college at CU Boulder, and we're eagerly awaiting news from Holly about a potential internship for him with Abridge, the AI-healthcare company where she works!

Ew, David! lol

Yaaay for a scene at Mon Ami in the Hacks season 5 premier!

Love that their Coach (Nikki) prayed with them at the end of their tournament!!!

They won all three games on day one!

Miss K and Mamaw!

She's very much a team player and cheers the others on, but it brings me real joy that she always elects not to join this floor-diving cheer! lolol

Freaking love her! ❤

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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Rising Strong

Aunt Lindsey and the Mini Miss K!


Rach chatting with Jace and Libby... they've had a TPing war lately - Rach and the kids and TJ went and TP'd Libby's house at 3am the night before Megan's wedding, then she and her friends got them back this weekend! lol

Abel (Libby's little brother), Jace, and Liberty (who goes by Libby)

Let's goooo!!

Kyndal Faith, Talon (their CHA classmate and friend), and Aniston!

Mother/daughter pic at the end of day one!

The jump serves are fierce!!

Team huddle after their last game... they played really well and still lost, but I loved how Coach Nikki was encouraging them and telling them how proud she was of how they worked together! #yaysports

Aniston, Collin, and Kyndal... this tournament was in Norman, so a few of their teachers and friends from school were able to come out to support them, which is fantastic!  They're at the funny middle school tween age where they're great friends but all stand fully apart for their photos. =)

Jaceman, Skyler (Coach Kate's boyfriend who he talked to through several games), and Kyndal
Jace talking about him at family dinner:  "Why are the tallest people always the most chill!?" lolol

Team pic!!  This is K's best team yet - all the girls are improving and working together well, and I'm a fan of the Rise club leadership... Coach Kate, Aniston, Kyndal, Tatum, Piersyn, Emma, Jaslyn, Coach Nikki... front row: Kennedy, Ady, Jaylah, and Olivia

Triston Michael also came to cheer her on for the final game on Saturday!

He sat by me and filled me in on the college application results, building an AI agent for Holly's company, etc.  We left the gym around 9:30 and grabbed a late dinner at Chili's and had a really great talk... so I'm very thankful for that and glad to be cheering him on as he moves toward a bright future!

Pic with the Jaceman and Rach between games (I was coming to her car to get this cap she had crystalled up for me - yay!)

Mamaw wasn't feeling well, so she watched from home!  Grandpa had Greg McIlvoy's retirement party on Saturday, but he joined us for their games on Sunday... and he was very impressed with Kyndal's performance!


After the entire tournament, Kyndal texted to ask if I could make a slideshow of her highlights.  I had only taken 3 videos, so I looked through the game films on Rach's Rise team YouTube channel for some random clips.  I'll know to film next time, but this still turned out pretty great! =)

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Life Lately...

Happy last day of March 2026!  Spring is off to a pretty good and productive start!

Chettles bought a Lexus GX from our fav Tulsa Lexus salesman, Aaron Little!

This pic brings me lots of joy - a preshface in her colorful hair towel, and Chet taking the pic whilst driving through their neighborhood! lol  Naturally, Mom disapproves of the white "non-color" choice, but Chet is loving it and says that's the realtor trend!

This = two shots from a live photo that made me laugh... Kristin looking amused/mildly annoyed as I'm pulling out my camera, then smiling it up with me on our Wednesday walk pic! lol

Tried something new and fun this past weekend, a Launch bungee fitness class where I got to sample the bungee cardio and the aerial yoga... you get in this thing like a hammock and you can swing and do random stretches and fully invert... that part was scary for me, but I'm proud of myself for trying it!  (It was all fun, honestly, but they don't currently offer any morning class options, and I'm debating whether I would go often enough at night to make the cost worth it.)

Chet Lee with Rick and Margaret and their Terwilliger home ($900k midtown house where he's worked with them for a while to get it ready and will get a really great commission when it closes next month).  I've never met them, but I feel invested since I talk to him regularly. lol

Can't remember if I've posted these before... Jaceman being Jaceman at family dinner, and Miss K with her peel-off lip stain the day we all met Kate for dinner in Dallas! =)  Love them both!!

Truth.

Looks like Mark Anthony had a great Jesus year bday... I miss the Shoemaker fam!

My flights and Seattle hotels and Alaska cruise with Beth Moore are now officially booked and paid for the coming summer - YAY!   I'm anticipating that being a retreat where I can really connect with and hear from God.  Here's me with no glasses and no big smile sitting on the narrow laundry room floor to lean against my washing machine, as it's the only untextured white surface in my home I could find for a new passport pic! lol #makeitwork

The verse of the day popped up at 11:11... my screensaver verse for a while now says "My soul thirsts for God" as I've mentioned feeling like I'm in a dry wilderness season... and this was God gently answering, "If you look for Me wholeheartedly, you will find Me."

It's an encouraging and convicting promise.

Okay, one more post to be caught up for today!
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