Happy Friday! Today is a "no school" day for the boys. I rolled my eyes a little bit when I saw this on the calendar, because, well, haven't they already had an excessive amount of "no school" days over the past 6 months??...but I get it. It was a pre-planned diocese wide staff development day, so… Continue reading Friday miscellany
Category: Household
Happy Fall
Happy Fall! It has arrived. Yesterday was the first official day of autumn. I celebrated by pulling out my fall wreath for the front door and putting the summer one away. I am seeing all the talk of fall everywhere this week - lots of "fall" themed podcast episodes are popping up on my feed, fall images… Continue reading Happy Fall
A strange household disaster
I ended up missing my blogging window yesterday morning, thanks to a watermelon.Yes, a watermelon ruined my morning yesterday. Hmph. I have a pretty bad habit of buying large fruit items that require chopping and then letting them sit on the counter for many days before actually getting up the gumption to spend 10 minutes slicing/dicing/chopping/storing… Continue reading A strange household disaster
An easy day vs hard day: parenting edition
Yesterday was the first "real" day of school, I would say. First day with regular schedule, academics, etc. It went fine. Overall, it was all fine. The biggest issue is that I already feel exhausted from just being "on" all the time. The easiest days by far of having kids home with me while I work… Continue reading An easy day vs hard day: parenting edition
Life, and a SPLURGE!
3 day weekend, complete. On to the....first "real" week of school! Technically the boys started last week Thursday, but it was super light. Too light, in my opinion, after months and months with no school, but I digress. Anyway, they basically just had a couple check ins with their teachers and worked through a few "techy" things… Continue reading Life, and a SPLURGE!
“Elevate the Everyday”
Last year I listened to a podcast episode that really stuck with me, to the point that I have thought about it quite frequently over this past year. Turns out- it was from way back in September 2019, and I still find myself thinking about it, so I figured I should share here!It was a… Continue reading “Elevate the Everyday”
The book is always better
Friday night after Asher's swim practice, we all watched The Hunger Games. A friend recently lent us the whole triology (the books), and Ethan devoured them all in literally a matter of days. On the way home from Florida, Asher finally finished a very thick book he had been working on, so he started in on… Continue reading The book is always better
Modified Mornings
Yet again coming at you later than usual, though I guess it's only 7:30. After the last two days of the electrician here at 7 am, today we had an appointment at 7:00 with an arborist to give us a quote for removing a (huge) newly dead ash tree in our yard, plus scope out… Continue reading Modified Mornings
A little organization + a new summer schedule!
I had been feeling like I was drowning a little bit in a sea of disorganization in a couple realms of my life: in my home office and with the kids’ summer schedule.This week I tackled both and am feeling much better!1. OFFICEYesterday morning the hospital wide software system we use went down and I… Continue reading A little organization + a new summer schedule!
Back to Reality + School Woes
No matter how hard I try, I always have sort of a hard time getting back in the groove after some time away. My 5 am alarm that I normally really have no trouble getting up to felt like a bullhorn going off in my room today. I hit the SNOOZE button (repeatedly), something I… Continue reading Back to Reality + School Woes
GRATEFUL KAE 