Update: 168 hours in St. John
My family left for vacation on June 18 and returned on June 25 — at which point I immediately took off for Las Vegas for …Read More
Tag Archives: large family
Managing the circus (plus the TBT scorecard)
Last week was not "typical" for a few reasons. My husband left for Europe on Saturday the 14th and returned on the 20th, so I …Read More
Random Wednesday updates
Did anyone take an hour yesterday (Tuesday) to do whatever they said they'd do with an open hour on a Tuesday afternoon? I'd love to …Read More
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
When hours have to give what you ask of them
This has not been the most wonderful past few days. The current family logistics really requires multiple drivers. Our nanny is on vacation. My husband …Read More
A little tranquility on Tuesday
So, I went back. Over the weekend my family went to see the cherry blossoms in DC. They were gorgeous, if a few days pre-peak. I …Read More
Serendipity amid the planning
I put visiting the cherry blossoms in Washington DC on my spring fun list. I have many memories from making this trip three years ago …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
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
