How is it only Thursday?!
This morning I put this on my daughter’s Bentgo box. I was so sure it was Friday! The Bentgo box got all the way into her backpack before I realized my mistake....
Category: Parenting & Family
Last Days of Summer
We head to the airport in one hour. I’m writing this on the hammock, listening to the waves. I still can’t really believe we got to come, and that no one tested...
(Older post that never got published) On our way across the pond
We made it to our gate. We’re attempting to carry on our bags but we bought four AirTags in case they get checked (we are the very last row so it seems unlikely...
Trip recap (plus upcoming trips)
We will be doing a lot of traveling this summer, so I want to revisit what we did well, and not so well, on the last trip. WHAT WE DID WELL We definitely packed...
Extended Family Time Weekend
It’s been a busy weekend. Which is great because we are seeing my SIL and her family! And because the weather is lovely and being outside after so many da...
A hard week
It’s been a hard week. The tragedy in Texas has been exhausting to manage mentally and emotionally. My husband worked for a gun control policy non-profit ...
Today was a good day
Today was a good day. I used a snake my friend lent me and actually managed to unclog our downstairs kitchen sink, which was so stopped up that the water would ...
Updates from Covid Isolation
Well we’re still here, and we’re all still isolating. This is my 10th day of being at home, but only my 9th official day of isolation (the day you t...
Not looking good (the pity party post)
I’m supposed to be on a plane to Portland right now. I’m sad that I’m not. My husband is still down for the count. He spent all yesterday in bed with a fever an...
Slowly but surely
Yesterday was better. My daughter felt much better, so her energy level was more on par with my son’s. We took a break from video games, but they played a...