Home renovation update
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
Tag Archives: Parenting
Friday miscellany: Slow starts
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
The new morning schedule
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
Time will be filled with something
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
Nostalgia, and a summer week at the shore
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
Mommy Day #4 and some kid updates
One of my goals for the summer was to do "Mommy Days" with all four big kids. This would be a one-on-one day doing something …Read More
Friday miscellany: Pondering September
Yes, we are still in August. But the planning wheels are in motion around here. In particular, I'm pondering the family's late summer schedule. Everyone …Read More
Yay, summer
This was a really good, really summery weekend. It did not start auspiciously (a child melted down at a Friday afternoon swim lesson...) but it …Read More
Sorting the baby clothes
With four boys, my hand-me-down game is pretty strong. It's been fun to "shop" the selection of 18-24 month and 2T clothes for my little …Read More
Friday miscellany: Much driving around
During the early days of the pandemic, I spent very little time in the car. I think I was running on a single tank of …Read More