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
Tag Archives: Parenting
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
July 4th weekend plus Boston trip
I didn’t mean to take a week off blogging, but here we are. I have been compulsively hitting refresh on news about the horrible floods …Read More
Various, mid-June edition
I guess one upside of blogging is that there's no need to string random thoughts into a coherent narrative. Today will just be a miscellany …Read More
Two graduations
Yesterday featured not just one but two graduations. The 5-year-old graduated from his "kindergarten readiness" preschool program, and the 18-year-old graduated from high school. They were …Read More
Portugal (briefly) plus content round-up
About a month ago, I won various items in the preschool auction. I mostly focused on experiences for my 5-year-old (OK, and Eagles tickets). He …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Meagan Francis on later stages of parenting + midlife leisure pursuits
Lots of Best of Both Worlds listeners have also listened to The Mom Hour over the years, so Sarah and I are delighted to welcome …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Positive parenting milestones
It's one of the worst phrases said to parents of young kids: "Just you wait!" The idea is that however tough you have it, life …Read More
When was March 10 last a Monday?
First, Sarah is home from the hospital. You can read her most recent update (and listen to this week's BLP) here. A lot of really …Read More