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
Tag Archives: kids
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
Night one at the new house
I'm writing this from my old desk in my old house. It turns out that the movers want someone here through the packing and loading …Read More
The holiday week
This may be my last morning writing from this desk...we shall see! Theoretically the movers come to start packing up boxes tomorrow. We're planning to …Read More
The year that was…
We shall see if I make it to midnight tonight. I normally wouldn't (I've become pretty good about my 10:30 bedtime) but I got a …Read More
