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
Tag Archives: Parenting
Teen room organization/decorating
In our old house, my two older boys had been crammed together in a fairly small room. In our new house, they can each have …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Rest and trading off
There's a certain narrative out there that working mothers of small kids have zero downtime. From a time diary perspective this is not true. However, …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
Midsummer check-in
I got a new phone in early June. Due to a complicated migration of my data, none of my apps automatically transferred. I decided to …Read More
Well, that was a long weekend…plus tiger lily sonnet
In my umpteen years of blogging, I think I've written a post about how "long weekends with small children are not relaxing" many times. The …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
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Parenting in the Teen Years with Ellen Galinsky
The teen years get a bad reputation, but there are many positive things about young people developing their adult selves. It can be an amazing …Read More