A Normal Sort of Crazy

My life in pictures.

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Went to a Site Based Improvement Committee Meeting and Open House at the elementary. While talking to a friend/teacher, she told me that she's heard three different staff members look at Jesse (while in line), and say to themselves, "That's a Meineke!" 😂😂😂 . . I guess my kids look alike. His teacher has also called him Ezra a couple times. @rebeldragon @ezrameineke @toroidalconfection @cpallie @b0nkerz_ (at FormanElementary) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnHyuG_AAZb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ogy6uosjj9cc

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1. Look at my pretty Vera. Just gave her a bath. (@ezrameineke is not grumpy. He says he wasn't prepared.) 2. Look at Vera's shiny tires. Gorgeous. 3. Literally an hour after she's washed. 🐦💩🐦💩🐦💩 Ezra thought this was HILARIOUS. https://www.instagram.com/p/BnDHzfgAYan/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ilz063x1c4u

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Allison: The Emo Years (circa 2010)

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Yay!!! Let me introduce you to Vera, my new (to me) ride! I look like a hot mess, but I'm super excited! Happy (early) birthday to me!

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Anna and her houligan friends after seeing @eighthgrademov @toroidalconfection @cpallie @rebeldragon (at Angelika Film Center - Plano)

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What it takes to get a first day photo from the Freshman. @rebeldragon

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"Ezra, send me a first day pic!" 😂😂😂@ezrameineke #ezraineighth #armstrongapaches

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#firstdayofschool #kinderkidjesse #jessedavid #formanfalcons @rebeldragon (at FormanElementary)

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Getting older sucks. #turkeyneck

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Anna's is soooooooper excited this morning. Extra is home because I gave up on my fight with him. (He hates his haircut... I took all controllers away for a while), and Jesse was dealing with massive separation anxiety this morning. But we are here at church. Most of us, anyway. #reallife #parentingfail (at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Inc.)

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I can't properly express how much I love this. She is flawless. When I was a kid, I didn't see many women of color (Iman comes to mind) and no plus size women in cosmetic ads. I probably didn't think much about the lack of ethnic diversity, but I did always think that I would never be thin enough to do anything like that.

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This kid did a great job getting the one shot he was missing, so we came here as a reward. When the nurse gave him his shot he didn't cry at all... Just yelled, "Ow! Ow! You backstabbed me!" 😂😂😂 @rebeldragon @toroidalconfection @ezrameineke (at Book Club Cafe)

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Aaaaaaand there's this conversation with the hubby. I'm thankful for dentists, pain meds, and antibiotics. Hopefully, he'll be fixed up soon.

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The many faces of #jessedavid ... Also, the reason I'll be late to work today. @rebeldragon @chimericalcharlatan @cpallie @b0nkerz_ (at Starbucks)

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This is how I spend a childless and spouseless night (though if the hubby were here, I could probably drag him out for this, but he'd be doing it for me). It is funny. Breathtaking. Sad. So much more. I ugly cried throughout the middle. I had read the book "Identical Stranger" by Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein, and they are in the film briefly. I hope I'm not spoiling anything, but it also talks about an issue close to my heart - mental illness. #threeidenticalstrangers #mentslillness #documentary (at Angelika Film Center - Plano)

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Off to camp they go. Here's to good memories, aservant's heart, and souls ready to be fed by the Holy Spirit. And prayers that they get to their destination safely. (at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Inc.)

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There will be an obnoxious collage coming soon. Five years of free birthday Slurpees. #711day #jessedavid #happybirthday (at 7-Eleven)