Gateway to the West
The Gateway Arch reopened last week, after three years of renovation. We took the kids today. It’s been a loooong time since I’ve been down there. I...
Author: noemikjames
Epic
The farm trip this year was so, so, SO fun. We all had an amazing time. Every day we were walking the creek or swimming in the pool or jumping into the quarry f...
Day 6 of The Vacation
I’ve opened and closed a posting page many times since we got here. I just didn’t know where to start, or what to say. It’s been a good trip s...
Amateur Hour
As I predicted I didn’t get to bed until 1am and was up later than I wanted this morning. I did a shit job packing, forgetting a number of important thing...
Day 10 of The Purge: The Light at the End of the Tunnel
Well, whether I’m done or not, I’ll probably go to bed tonight around 1am, and it will be over. Except I have to change my kids’ beds in the m...
Bike Hacks, Take 2
My son can ride a two-wheeler now! (My daughter can too!) But we still need to find safe, bike-friendly spots for them to ride. It was driving me crazy to take ...
Day 9 of the The Purge: Tired
Every day, for nine days, I’ve worked. I’ve worked whenever I had a moment, I’ve worked when I didn’t really have a moment. I’ve c...
Day 8 of The Purge: Detours
Last night I had a mini-panic attack and spent about 30 minutes writing a list of everything I need to do before we leave on Wednesday. My hope was that if I ha...
Days 6 & 7 of The Purge: Losing Steam
I didn’t do much on the house this weekend. Sometimes I think I just might pull this off, other times it will never work. Either way, I’m losing ste...
Misery Porn
I started the second season of The Handmaid’s Tale last week. I’m quite a few episodes in. I watch it by myself, but frequently my husband is in the...