Whewwwww this has been a WEEK. Final week of school for Ethan: The end of the school year has arrived for Ethan (Asher still goes until Tuesday; their school does this special thing where the graduating 8th graders get out a few days early), and it felt like a major whirlwind! Last Tuesday was Ethan's… Continue reading 8th grade graduation… on to high school!
I feel like this week is that final push, up the hill toward the FINISH banner in a race. When I sat down Friday to check over the family Google Calendar and plan out the week a bit, it... took me a while. Ha. That whole idea of fitting pieces together like a game of… Continue reading Sprint to the finish
My very busy week is going okay. There have been a couple of lucky breaks that opened up some time, namely Ethan's friend's mom driving him to the Spanish placement test yesterday. (He said it was "easy", so, hopefully that means he did well??? Guess we'll find out in about 2 weeks when results come… Continue reading Wednesday misc.
It's officially May, which means we have entered Ethan's official last month of middle school. This also means this is the LAST month of the boys attending the same school. (Possibly forever, because there's a very real possibility they may actually attend different high schools.) This makes me a bit sad! I am so used… Continue reading Looking ahead: summer, changes, etc.
This past weekend we had a rare weekend away: I'll call it a "2:1" weekend. 2 parents, 1 child. I don't think we'd ever really done this before! (the 2:1 thing). But it just so happened that Ethan had a soccer tournament in St. Louis, and Asher had a packed weekend himself at home- a… Continue reading 2:1 Weekend in St. Louis
I'm having a bit of mental conundrum over here. So, you all know that Ethan has a part-time job now. He has worked at McDonald's since right after he turned 14- he started at the end of August 2022. Over 7 months now! It's been going really well. He seems to like it, or at… Continue reading Work ethic + kids
First, Asher is feeling better! Not sure he's 100%, or at least his appetite is still a little weak, but overall he feels much better. He hasn't decided yet if he'll swim this afternoon or not. (Still sleeping now- will see what he thinks in a while.) But by last night he seemed peppy and… Continue reading Mediocre living?
To anyone who spends a lot of time solo parenting young kids (and that was ME back in the day... our work schedules used to be wacko and I was alone A LOT with our very young boys....), can I just say: IT GETS SO MUCH EASIER!!! Ivan left on Wednesday, and these last few… Continue reading Solo parenting days: teen edition
Tuesday already! These past few days were a blur. The weekend was highly dominated by Asher's swim meet both Saturday and Sunday. But first, on Friday night we still squeezed in our date night: Switched it up from nachos and got a big quesadilla to share instead! Neither macro friendly nor low carb, but, delicious.… Continue reading Weekend snapshots + shoes for Costa Rica
Something that often makes me smile: Pretty much every day after school, at some point in the first 1-2 hours that the boys are home, Asher will casually pause and ask me, "So, how was your day today, mom?" I usually take a second to consider the question, because not all days are equal. The… Continue reading So, how was your day?
GRATEFUL KAE 