As I watch my four-year-old daughter skip down the walkway, away from her brother’s elementary school, my breath catches in my throat. The sun sparkling on her messy bun, her…
Once upon a time, there was a girl. Not a princess, just a girl. It’s a good thing this girl wasn’t born into royalty, as her manners were lacking, her…
Sleep in. Hahaha, no. Your kids will be up nice and early today. Make breakfast. Maybe something fancy like waffles, because you’ve got time. And because, waffles. Throw some Bailey’s…
Since moving to Connecticut five years ago, I’ve gotten used to some things. Liquor stores being called “package stores”, less small talk among strangers, better pizza, and worse Mexican food…
I love kicking off Christmas. The day we spend getting our tree, bringing our decorations up from the depths of the basement, and burning our mouths on scalding hot chocolate…
Sometimes being thankful takes practice. It is so easy to see the things that are wrong with our lives, or notice the blessings of others while overlooking our own, but…
Do you worry about running out of food when you’re hosting a party? Do you imagine that everyone will arrive starving, and planning for that situation, end up with days…
Not to brag, but I’m a pretty decent cook. I can make pie crust, I can bake cookies, and I am well on my way to becoming a Crock Pot…
This past weekend my husband and I took the kids to the pumpkin patch and apple orchard. Everyone loves this time of year, with all of suburbia marching like ants in…
Something happened last week that caught me off guard. Facebook finally made me question my parenting. Scrolling through my newsfeed has made me wish I was somewhere else more than…
When I was a kid, we were always and forever going on adventures. We had an annual whitewater rafting trip in August, several ski weekends in the winter, and random…
A few weeks ago, I took a walk with a friend. Our kids were in school, and the only stopping we had to do on our two hour round trip hike…
One year ago today, I sat down in my husband’s La-Z-Boy, and opened a Blogger account. I hammered out a 180 word post that probably took me an hour to…
I couldn’t eat. My belly was full of anticipation and nerves, and that energy radiated out to my limbs, making my whole body abuzz. I looked across the breakfast table…
It’s 100 degrees, with the slightest breeze grazing my cheek. I look down at my Old Navy flip flops, a staple of my summer footwear, and wish I were wearing…
My sister-in-law, Stephanie is a kindergarten teacher. Last year when my son was getting ready to start school, I picked her brain like crazy. Later in the year, when any…
10 Life Lessons from Kindergartners 1. Learning is fun. It’s good for your body and your brain. For everyone. Forever. 2. New things can be scary. The things that are scary are often the…
My children have spent the past two weeks gathering eggs from a henhouse and feeding apples to Grandma’s donkey while I hold a newborn niece or nephew with one arm,…
And so begins a post I never thought I’d write. Last week I discovered an exact replica of my blog at another site. A few of the links are changed,…
Monday we talked about traveling with babies, Tuesday was toddlers, and today we tackle preschoolers and older. Kids three and older are generally fun flying companions. They delight in watching the…
Yesterday I shared my traveling tips for those of you lucky enough to have babies. All in all, it was a pretty positive post. Today, my friends, we discuss a…
Five years ago, as a twelve-month-old, my son logged his first flight when we left our West Coast home for our East Coast home. Since the move, we have been…
I used to drink before going to the bar. Now I feed my kids before taking them to a restaurant. I used to pack toilet paper in my purse for…
It catches me by surprise. A Bob Dylan song. The slam of a door. The silhouette of a hot air balloon against an orange sky. Brunch. It’s never the things…
This morning I took my daughter to the park. It was early, so we were the only ones there, and it was going to be a short trip. Last night’s…
Meredith from the hilarious Does This Match? is taking over today. I am lucky to know Meredith in real life, but we live 3000 miles away from each other, which means…
Last week while I was talking to my neighbor on the phone, she was trying to tell me that she planned on taking her kids swimming later in the week.…
Last summer, The Doctor’s sister and her husband took my boy to the comic book store. My sister-in-law is a kindergarten teacher, so Graham loves going to the store with…