It has been just over four weeks since we moved, and we’re still stepping over and around big brown boxes. With some of our possessions in the garage, some in a storage unit, and many things still packed up, we all feel a bit disoriented. My middle child has misplaced her tennis shoes. I can’t…
For several years I have written a post or a letter of sorts to my girls on or around their birthdays. Now each time a birthday rolls around I wonder if this is a good use of space in a public blogosphere. It seems a bit too personal and sentimental. But then I think about…
Winter 2019 is unlikely to go down in the books as my favorite winter. We’ve had one faux snow day, record-breaking amounts of rain, random illnesses, and very little school. I signed a permission slip yesterday and accidentally dated it 2/29/2019. The Spouse saw it on the kitchen island late last night and said, “Do…
Yesterday we sent the 5th Grader off on her first overnight class trip. She’s at a camp where they’re learning about archery and canoeing, doing ropes courses, and holding snakes. When I saw “hands-on reptile exploration” on the information sheet I knew then and there that I had made the right call in not signing…