Tag Archives: Parenting

Reading War and Peace at Chuck E. Cheese

My husband took the older two boys to Texas this weekend for a Texas A&M football game. This is a near-annual pilgrimage for them, and …Read More

I have planned a fair number of children's birthday parties over the years. However, after 18 months of Covid, I'm a bit out of practice. …Read More

The new school year brings new rhythms, but I feel like this week -- the first full week of classes -- we are settling in. …Read More

The toddler years can be tough. It is also really cool to watch a little human being figure out how to talk. From 18-24 months …Read More

First, thank you so much to everyone who has joined the Best of Both Worlds Patreon community. We've got an ice breaker thread going over …Read More

There is dust everywhere. The house smells like paint. A truck comes to pick up the dumpster frequently. On the plus side, we've paid for …Read More

Just a quick post as I am typing this in my basement at 6:30 a.m. The bad news is the toddler was up at 5:15 …Read More

We are still over a week from school starting around here, but I've gotten the bus schedules, and I’m trying to figure out what school …Read More

We've had a lot of big summer adventure weekends lately, and have another coming up, so this one wound up being more low key. It …Read More

We spent the past week at the New Jersey shore, in Ocean Grove, the same small town we always visit. We have now been there …Read More