Celebratory meals, care packages, hodge podge
Today’s blog post is just a hodge podge…Over the weekend my husband and I took our two older boys out for their celebratory dinners (for …Read More
Tag Archives: kids
Pool time/screen time
Like most modern children, my kids are into their screens. I've tried setting hour limits in the past, but it just becomes another source of …Read More
Weekend: Shifting numbers of kids, solo swims…
We briefly had four kids at home, but now it's back down to three. The 17-year-old came home late Friday night. He likes his room! …Read More
Weekend adventures: Olivia, and seeing someone get shot out of a cannon…
Maybe one of these days we'll get a slow news weekend... In the meantime, this was a good summer weekend in my household (and my 12-year-old …Read More
Hello July!
If June is the Friday night of summer, July must be Saturday…so I’m hoping to cultivate a Saturday vibe this month. That was a little harder …Read More
Friday miscellany: Little summer adventures (and Bach)
The heat hasn't been quite as brutal this week, so I've had a few outdoor adventures. I walked with a friend through some nature trails …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
Good book club discussion questions + kid bedtimes
I am in the process of pulling together discussion guides for people reading Tranquility by Tuesday. For folks who want to work through the book …Read More
Tuesday adventures: Mommy Day #5 and Mary Chapin Carpenter
One of the themes of my next book is how to make life feel more sustainable and joyful on an average Tuesday. Yesterday was something, …Read More
168 hours at the beach, 2022 edition
Summer wouldn't feel like summer without our annual week at the beach. So this past week, we rented the same house for the 5th time …Read More