The other day (on the day of my watermelon explosion, to be precise), I decided that I was going to try to address an issue with someone about something that had been bothering me. I thought (mistakenly) that just being direct about it might be better than stewing in silence. I thought (also mistakenly) that this… Continue reading Thumper’s Golden Rule
What kids need to hear
I mentioned this book on our Family Reads list back from July, but I ended up setting it aside when we went up north and then I never really picked it back up again until recently.I finished it the other day. Overall, I think I liked the more general first half of the book the… Continue reading What kids need to hear
3 Things
Happy Sunday morning! I slept in a little bit and man it felt good. I've got three things I want to share with you today....in no particular order. 1. Gratitude pumpkins!A friend of mine posted this on Facebook and I LOVED the idea!! It would be so fun to do for Thanksgiving. What a great activity for… Continue reading 3 Things
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
What day is it
I am so confused right now, I don't even know what day it is. I seriously just woke up, sat down at my desk and thought, "I think I'll write a "What are you Wednesday" post today. That sounds like fun." (I've done a few of these, where you just list what you're currently loving, bummed… Continue reading What day is it
Worry
Today is the day! The kids go back to school today. Crazy. Hard to believe that the last time they set foot in school for actual "school" purposes was Thursday, March 12th. We left for Mexico that afternoon and picked them up early from school. Who would have thought that they wouldn't be going back until… Continue reading Worry
A Mexican tradition
I need a happy story today. I stayed up too late watching some news and ended up going to bed with a pit in my stomach. When I woke up, my mind went right back to it all and the pit returned. I need to stop thinking about that and focus on something positive. So, I think… Continue reading A Mexican tradition
Gratitude is everywhere
Hey! How was your weekend? I blinked and I guess it's Monday now, so I must have had a weekend, though it was apparently kind of a blur. 🙂 I'll share one highlight that was a fun little surprise. So, Asher currently has swim practice in a tiny little town about 20 minutes from where we live.… Continue reading Gratitude is everywhere
The return of the busy weekend
For the past several years (up until March 2020), our weekends have been notoriously busy. soccer games x2 kids, sometimes in different cities, at different times, different teams- spring and fall1-3 soccer tournaments per season mixed in (for each kid) in different cities...and as you can imagine, a tournament eats up, like, the whole dayindoor futsal… Continue reading The return of the busy weekend
An unexpected reset
It has rained here ALL week. Literally, it has felt like just a steady stream of drizzle to moderate rain almost constantly for days now.I don't really mind spurts like this, if I don't have much going on. It feels like a good excuse to be lazy or curl up and watch TV or something.… Continue reading An unexpected reset
GRATEFUL KAE 