Using it up
We went apple picking this past weekend during our trip to upstate New York. Alert readers will recall that we also went apple picking in …Read More
Tag Archives: family
Fall adventures: Hiking, apples, chickens
Traveling with seven people is never an easy matter. But I do love the idea of a fall trip to enjoy the leaves, and beautiful …Read More
Friday miscellany: The madness of 7 a.m.
I have an upcoming Before Breakfast episode that talks about that morning ideal of enjoying a whole, uninterrupted cup of coffee, preferably while sitting down. …Read More
Ode to a house
We had a photographer come take photos of the inside of the house yesterday for our upcoming listing. It was mildly stressful, but we got …Read More
Just a few hours to good
My time logs show that I have spent several hours over the past week cleaning up. We had exterior house photos taken last week (including …Read More
Reading War and Peace at Chuck E. Cheese
My husband took the older two boys to Texas this weekend for a Texas A&M football game. This is a near-annual pilgrimage for them, and …Read More
Last minute party planning
I have planned a fair number of children's birthday parties over the years. However, after 18 months of Covid, I'm a bit out of practice. …Read More
Friday miscellany: Settling in
The new school year brings new rhythms, but I feel like this week -- the first full week of classes -- we are settling in. …Read More
Learning to talk
The toddler years can be tough. It is also really cool to watch a little human being figure out how to talk. From 18-24 months …Read More