We flew Matt home for a short but glorious weekend, full of snuggles and food and woods and games– most of our favorite family things. It was good timing, as just last week we found out we are…
Sometimes they play together… really, really wonderfully. Sometimes they don’t. This solo parenting thing isn’t easy, finding ways to take care of myself, all the logistics, the dog, and each child, too. The days when they find things…
We went for a walk in the woods, which you know is one of our favorite things to do. It seems too long since we’ve dwelt here… maybe because of the cold that was winter here, or the…
For Ashton’s 9th birthday, we had a party (after weeks of talking and planning and then another week of inviting, shopping and preparing) that included hula hoops, bubbles, kites, chalk, soccer balls, hyperdash, an easter egg hunt, and…
After probably a year of having them on my to-do list, my homemade hula hoops finally happened, with the help of my handy partner and motivator, Jean. They are really pretty easy to make, and we got a…
Homemade kites, seashells and sand dollars, holding hands, grandma, sunshine and ocean. Addie got to run around like the crazy puppy she is, too. Yes, yes, yes. …
Oh, that calm blue water on the Florida Gulf Coast is something not easily forgotten. It was a bit cold for swimming, but the brave did venture out for a bit. I remember that when the kids and…
You are all about to be bombarded with blog posts full of photos from our visit with Matt’s mom, Jean. This is because, while she was here, we had some much needed vacation time: We went to the…
It’s still just the kids and me, finding all kinds of adventures to fill our days. We had Grandma Jean here for a good while and, with the warm and sunny weather she brought with her, we did…
I realize I haven’t updated you all on our recent happenings, so here it is. Matt is at the Navy School of Music in Virginia now, doing almost nothing but practicing the piano for 14 hours a day.…
