We are now almost done with Week 2 of our temporary switch to virtual school for the holiday season. One more week until Christmas break. Then they'll have 1 more week virtual after break before hopefully going back to school on January 11th. It's going waaaaaay better than previous attempts. I am kind of shocked,… Continue reading Virtual school update
Happy, Happy 11th Birthday to my sweet Asher!!! Tucked in bed last night....his last time going to sleep as a 10 year old. I know it's so cliche to even say, but I can't believe he's 11. My youngest, my baby....and he is ELEVEN. I feel like the years from starting elementary school to now… Continue reading 11
Sniff, sniff. It was a sad day yesterday. 😥 We now officially no longer have any Santa believers in our household. It was time, definitely (Asher is 10, almost 11 and in 5th grade).... but it still feels like a milestone. Like the boys are "all grown up now". Here's how it went down: Asher… Continue reading The end of the magic
Do you have a "favorite" side effect of the pandemic? That probably sounds like a weird question, but I mean, is there one outcome from all of the changes that you like the best? (I know we all really despise many things about it. But I think most people agree there are SOME perks to… Continue reading Silver Lining #1
Connection You hear a lot of talk about kids and the pandemic, how bad this all is for their social development and especially their mental health. I was just thinking how very grateful I am that overall, my kids are fine in this regard. (I know this is so not the case for so many,… Continue reading Social Connection + Fun
Last week a podcaster that I follow asked for topic suggestions/ Q&A questions (in the working mom/parenting genre). I've had something on my mind lately that I truly think would make for a very interesting podcast episode: "How do you handle it when your child is not just like you?" The handsome child in question… Continue reading Personality differences
The week has been chugging along pretty quickly over here. It's been a good week, I'd say. I have felt quite productive and generally very focused at work, despite having a lot of random balls in the air at home this week too.I have taken my social media time down to <30 minutes a day… Continue reading Good Things Thursday
One (kind of) positive aspect of COVID has been virtual piano lessons. I say "kind of" because I do not actually feel that piano lessons over Zoom are fully equal or preferable in any way to real, in person lessons.But, I have been surprised at how well they have gone overall and I think from… Continue reading Covid + music
I'm apparently getting old and am losing my endurance for high levels of activity. After our busy, fun-filled day on Friday, I just felt kinda lazy yesterday. It was another gorgeous day, and part of me felt like we should be heading out again somewhere to cherish it!! I briefly contemplated going hiking, biking, corn mazing,… Continue reading Weekend Vibes
The kids crossing the field together. 💓 So beautiful.Like I mentioned, we took a little road trip yesterday to visit our old neighbors who moved away in August, out into the country 2 hours north of us. The boys and the little girl grew up together, and were best of friends. The tres amigos hadn't seen… Continue reading Bliss
GRATEFUL KAE 