Auntie Me
Tomorrow I get to meet my nephew for the first time. He is my only nephew, and will be my only nephew. My sister will not have kids, and my sister-in-law doesn&...
Category: Parenting & Family
Diversity does not make kids “color blind”
We were at the pool one day in St. Louis, when my son said something to me I was sure I’d never hear him say. My daughter was also at the pool that day, w...
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...
Losing some of my (considerable) privilege
Privilege can manifest in many ways. Privilege is being able to afford childcare (sometimes literally every day!) Privilege is having family nearby, especially ...
Is all screen time the same?
Actually, I know the answer to that question. For me, at least, the answer is unequivocally no. All screen time is definitely NOT the same. The real question th...
Rite of Passage
Sunday afternoon I had the great honor of running along side my daughter, trying to keep her from falling off her bike as she shakily attempted to ride it for t...
2018 Destination: Nicaragua
It is still my plan to live abroad, in a Spanish speaking country, with my kids for a year or two. I almost wrote “goal,” but the words we use are i...
How many more days of break?
Work has been so thoroughly kicking my ass of late, I was really excited to go on break. Wednesday night, I kept remember that I didn’t have work the next...
What living in a small house is really like
A new season of Tiny House Hunters is on Hulu. The first season was only two episodes, so I was excited to see that a bunch more were available. I watch shows l...
30 posts in 30 days
Well, I didn’t manage to post every day but I did post 30 times in the last 30 days. That’s something. Sure some of them were more whimper than bang...