Back to school! (plus the September Reset)
Yesterday was the first day of school. This year I have a 10th grader, an 8th grader, a 5th grader, and a kindergartner. Yep, the …Read More
Category Archives: Parenting & Family
Operation: launch
My oldest is off to college! I successfully delivered him to his dorm yesterday. This went relatively smoothly as things go. He packed up his stuff …Read More
Aim for a few enjoyable moments
Any readers who have young kids know that traveling with them is always challenging. On a family vacation a few years ago, I well recall, …Read More
Weekend: Lots of camp driving
At least in theory, having kids at camp makes life easier -- it's fewer people to manage at home. But the kids have to get …Read More
Two graduations
Yesterday featured not just one but two graduations. The 5-year-old graduated from his "kindergarten readiness" preschool program, and the 18-year-old graduated from high school. They were …Read More
Spring, and recuperating
Oahu is six hours behind Philadelphia. Couple the time change with the overnight flight (during which I didn't sleep) and it's been a rough transition …Read More
In praise of simple meals
Last night I needed to cook for myself and four of my five children. I had pulled a package of chicken breasts out of the …Read More
Well, we don’t have to…
The house feels weirdly empty this week. The 12-year-old is staying with cousins for the week, and the 14-year-old departed yesterday for his technology competition. …Read More
Kid sleep data
Emily Oster's Parent Data shared results from a new sleep study this week. She asked thousands of parents about their kids' sleep based on age. One …Read More
Eclipse at the doctor’s office
We were no where near totality in my neck of the woods, but we still got to see the partial eclipse on Monday, and it …Read More