When plans don’t stay planned
I created quite the summer camp spreadsheet over the past few weeks. I didn't start quite as early this year as some years but I …Read More
Tag Archives: children
Weekend family playdates
We had a couple over this weekend that we hadn’t seen since 2018. In the intervening years, they had a daughter who is almost exactly …Read More
Everything fit (again!)
My new oven is being installed as I am writing this, which is quite exciting. We're going to be doing make-your-own-pizza night on Friday instead …Read More
Another long weekend in the books
Everyone is back home and packing up for tomorrow, so the weekend is close to over. I think we did achieve my goal of everyone …Read More
Everyone gets something to look forward to
My kids get quite a long weekend for Presidents' Day -- the Monday, of course, but also Friday, which is a teacher in-service day. Thursday …Read More
The transaction costs of a family adventure
I aim to have one big adventure and one little adventure each week. This week my choir wasn't singing, and no one had activities until …Read More
Waking before the alarm
I've generally set an alarm for weekday mornings, though for big chunks of the last 15 years, it's been aspirational. I might need to wake …Read More
Marking the hours
Any new home will have its quirks, and a new 100-plus year old home will have plenty. We will have a complete modern alarm system …Read More
Wintry weekend
We came through this weekend's big snowstorm pretty well. Looking outside, I'm seeing a picturesque four inches of the white stuff, rather than a formidable …Read More
The case for low expectations
Yesterday was not a particularly great day. The work continues at the house. A carpet crew was coming to finish the playroom -- a room that …Read More