Thanksgiving round-up + 2026 BOBW Patreon curriculum
Happy Monday! We had a good long weekend around here -- I am reminded of how much more relaxing long weekends (or any weekends) are …Read More
Tag Archives: family life
Weekend (+ last week’s content)
Welcome to Thanksgiving week. Apparently 3 of my 4 kids (at home) have Tuesday and Wednesday off this week, in addition to Thursday/Friday. Historically we …Read More
November weekend + sonnet
This was a fairly chill weekend, at least compared with the past few. The kids were off school on Friday, and my sitter went to …Read More
October reflections + content round-up
I tend to plan my life in weeks and in seasons (at least in terms of my seasonal fun lists). But there are other units …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: How to fall in love with your weekends
When you've got little kids, weekends are not naturally relaxing -- though they can feature relaxing times if you plan ahead and make some smart …Read More
Weekend: Biking at the beach and Palestrina
This was a very full weekend, but I was quite pleased with how it turned out. Everyone got to do something fun, including me! On Friday, …Read More
Weekend: Upstate NY, not-quite-peak leaves
One of the items on my fall fun list was to go see my little brother in upstate NY (he lives about 25 minutes outside …Read More
Little things making life easier, plus a mini content round-up
Life is featuring some circus-level logistics these days. That's a reason I'm a big fan of making life easier whenever possible. As I've been making …Read More
Weekend: A visit, a birthday, a concert
This was one of those weekends that involved making a lot of puzzle pieces fit together. The good news is that they mostly did -- …Read More
Weekend: Solo Longwood trip, kindergarten choral music, etc.
One of my goals for weekends is that everyone -- including me -- has something fun happening that they are excited about. This weekend all …Read More