Update on the pet question and Christmas
Thanks to everyone who offered their advice on pets. It was helpful, as was a Real Simple magazine article in the January issue on what …Read More
Category Archives: Parenting & Family
What fits in bits of time
This was a relatively short weekend, as Sunday was officially a work day for me (well, sort of — more on that below). Friday my …Read More
The 2016 literary Advent calendar
Two years ago, I started a new tradition in my house: the literary Advent calendar. Each night during December, my kids unwrap a Christmas story …Read More
How to manage sick days (yours or otherwise)
The onset of winter has a depressing tendency to bring illness to my house. I've got a cold right now that will not quit, and …Read More
Need a lot of sleep? How to cope
I have been tracking my time for the last 19 months. When I ran the calculations on the first 12 months, I discovered I was …Read More
Better weekend coordination
While Sunday is not yet over, I feel comfortable saying this weekend went better than last weekend. Partly, it was that there was no swim …Read More
Random Friday thoughts
It's too hard to write an essay for Friday. So this will be a random assortment of thoughts and updates on life right now (non-political …Read More
Weekend hits and misses
On Friday, I wrote about my planning process, which is basically a list of lists. Does this process work perfectly? No! This weekend, for instance, …Read More
What I am into now (November edition)
Were I to make a list of favorite months, November would be near the top. In my corner of southeastern Pennsylvania, the month starts with …Read More
Travel with big kids
We just got back from a long weekend vacation in Orlando. Most of the time was spent at various Disney places, with one stop at …Read More