So a couple other pieces of information have come to light that may also impact the Mexico travel decision (in case you missed it yesterday, spelled out ad nauseum here). Actually, first of all- THANK YOU to everyone who chimed in! So many thoughtful points!! (Special thanks to my lurkers who came out of lurkerville… Continue reading And the plot thickens….
Background: We have to go to Mexico for our goddaughter's quinceanera in October. (Not going = not an option. I've mentioned before that quinceaneras are a Big Deal and as the godparents, we apparently have some specific roles during the ceremony and party. Kind of nervous about what this all entails? Not a huge fan… Continue reading WWYD?! Advice needed, especially parents of high schoolers!
Okay, it's a gloomy, overcast Saturday here in Wisconsin, so let's fly away back to warm and sunny Costa Rica and Hawaii! Costa Rica Hawaii Since these two destinations are kind of like "cousins" (very clear similarities, but also very clear differences!), we naturally found ourselves comparing them. Especially because we went to both places… Continue reading Costa Rica vs. Hawaii
Ethan sort of goes back to school today! Ahhh. (Just a short orientation day, which as a sophomore basically means going to get his picture taken and receive new school ID and some other misc. tasks.) His first real day is tomorrow! I always think it's nice to start on a Thursday, to ease in… Continue reading Back to school- round 1
I have a couple of good nuggets from two podcast episodes I listened to recently! Up first is a fan favorite, The Lazy Genius. In the recent Office Hours episode (ep. 377), she answers a question about how to "lazy genius" exercise (how to actually get it done or be consistent). The listener says, "I… Continue reading Expectations + “my days are better when…”
I realized this week that there are two distinct changes coming our way this year, and I'm pretty on board with both of them! 1. The mornings This will be the first year ever that I will not be responsible for driving at least one child to school (or the bus stop). Even when the… Continue reading 2 things I’m looking forward to this school year
A few random things on this Tuesday: #1. I wrote a guest post! On Sunday NGS published my guest post as part of her special 20th anniversary blog series. Every Sunday a guest blogger shares some sort of "20 Things" list of their choice. Mine was, of course, 20 Things I'm Grateful For. I had… Continue reading Tuesday misc.
I am having difficulty wrapping my head around the fact that it's August! This has felt like the weirdest summer to me. And it's kind of almost over, but also kind of not. Ethan starts school in a week and a half, on August 15, but Asher doesn't go back until September 3! So that's… Continue reading AUGUST + soda + swim updates
This weekend, in comparison to last weekend's intense weekend, had some very welcome breathing room in it. Asher ended up getting a last minute invite to go up north on Thursday afternoon with his friend and his friend's dad to their lake house. So he was gone. He got home Sunday night, at 9:30 p.m.… Continue reading A much needed breather + blogger meet up!
Annnnd the very choppy blogging schedule continues. Sigh. The week has been basically a continuation of previous recent weeks. I will not lie and say this post-Hawaii summer has been my most awesome summer. But, nothing is overtly horrible (at all!), either, and I also cannot exactly figure out how to express my discontent without… Continue reading An intense weekend
GRATEFUL KAE 