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
Tag Archives: summer
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
Memories, but fewer photos
This was another big full summer weekend — but unlike the last one, I don't have a million photos of peaches and beaches to show …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
My out-of-office message
I have gone on plenty of vacations in my life, but I have never actually created an out-of-office message. That's partly because there's no other …Read More
Weekend: It’s…hot
Last weekend was frigid. As in 40-degree temperatures. We brought our winter coats back out of the closet. This past weekend was 90 degrees-plus both …Read More
The 2021 Summer Fun List
The Brood X cicadas are supposed to be emerging around here one of these days. In my mind, these cicadas will always be linked with …Read More
How did you spend the 2016 hours of summer?
(This column ran this week in the Huffington Post) By Laura Vanderkam Hard as it is to believe, Memorial Day was just over 12 weeks ago. There …Read More