I’m back from our little adventure in the north woods! It was amazing. Briefly, we left home Thursday morning (along with my parents) and drove up to Porcupine Mountain Wilderness State Park in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We spent 3 nights up there and got home just before bedtime last night (Sunday). As I… Continue reading I’m Back! (from the U.P. and, a social media break)
Category: Family Fun
The hug of all hugs
Oof that was a lot of activity this weekend! After months of hanging out on the sidelines, figuratively speaking, I felt like I was suddenly thrown back in the game this weekend! Haha.Ethan said to take a pic like this to remember that this was a #covidbirthday!!I think I mentioned that Friday night we were… Continue reading The hug of all hugs
Milestones: #100 and #12
Today is a major number milestone marker for two reasons.1.Today marks my 100th blog post! I started this little blog on April 4th, 2020, and have written a post here every single day since then, for 100 days. I didn't exactly set out planning to write 100 posts, or even to necessarily write everyday. But I just… Continue reading Milestones: #100 and #12
Holiday Highlight Reel
And just like that, our little holiday weekend “getaway” is over. Considering I came to my parents’ house a day early, it seemed to just fly by. I hadn’t actually been anywhere since March, now that I think of it, so it was nice to just feel like we were going somewhere at least, even… Continue reading Holiday Highlight Reel
Change in Plans
After I published yesterday’s post and went out on a walk with Ivan, we got talking. It dawned on me that this a rare year, because the boys don’t have ANY important activities during the 4th of July week. We traditionally always visit my parents for the holiday (an hour away), but typically we don't… Continue reading Change in Plans
My Recipe for a Nice Weekend
I was reflecting yesterday (again, as this is a frequent topic of reflection since the pandemic began) on just how different our weekends are without soccer games, swim meets, practices, and the like. Since last weekend was Father’s Day and next weekend is 4th of July, I didn’t really feel like making big plans this… Continue reading My Recipe for a Nice Weekend
Let it Rain! And Goodbye, Dear Neighbor :(
This is our forecast here for today:Looks like rain, huh? Ah, that’s okay. I’m kind of in the mood for a rainy day. We have had a stretch of some beautiful, hot weather for the most part, and this weekend looks like it will be mid-80’s and sunny too. Like I’ve mentioned before, Fridays are generally… Continue reading Let it Rain! And Goodbye, Dear Neighbor 😦
Summer Nights
Yesterday felt like “SUMMER” with capital letters. Specifically, a “summer night”. And every time I say the words “summer night”, I inevitably think of the song “Summer Nights” and the movie “Grease”.You see, when I was growing up, maybe around 13ish?, my sister, best friend and I went through a period of time where we… Continue reading Summer Nights
A New Day
Okay, it’s a new day. Yesterday was June 1st, but as you know, I didn’t really have it in me yesterday to write a regular post. It felt like the world was imploding (honestly, it still does to me). I hope you enjoyed the wise words of MLK Jr in my place. But I had a… Continue reading A New Day
Weekend Recap
How was your Mother's Day? Mother's Day 2020- Ethan 11, Asher 10Mine was lovely! Really, it was such a nice day. It was rainy and cold but that really didn't bother me in the slightest. I was in the mood to just kind of lay low and have a lazy day, and that's pretty much what… Continue reading Weekend Recap
GRATEFUL KAE 