Ethan is off on his Philadelphia/ Washington D.C. trip! Here he is, all packed and ready to go Saturday night: My alarm went off at 3 a.m. and we were at school by 3:30 a.m. yesterday for him to catch the chartered bus to the airport. I had a pretty great day with him on… Continue reading He’s off! 8th grade class trip
I wanted to write a recap of our mini fall getaway last weekend to Wisconsin Dells! We stayed overnight just one night, but spent most of 2 days there. October 15th, Saturday: We had gone to that UW Badgers hockey game Friday night, so we were a little slow moving on Saturday. The idea was… Continue reading Mini-fall getaway recap: Wisconsin Dells
1- How Not to Parent It's the end of what I feel has been a very busy week. SO MUCH GOOD stuff happened, but I honestly feel a little overwhelmed. Being gone all last weekend and getting home at 8 pm Sunday night, then rolling right into a busy week with my birthday stuff, the… Continue reading Random Friday 3: How not to parent, a nice article, and a podcast
Pretty Woman!! Last night Ivan and I went to see the Broadway musical Pretty Woman! On a Wednesday night, at 7:30 p.m.! Definitely classifies as an adventure this week, though with our fall weekend + my birthday + now this, this whole past week has felt extra adventurous. Side note- for Laura's "one little adventure,… Continue reading A Broadway night and the end of appt. overload?
My actual birthday on Monday was pretty low key and nice. I got some fun presents from my parents on Sunday in the Dells. (I don't have any pictures!) 😦 Then on Monday night, at almost 9 p.m. because Asher had swim practice until 8:35.... we had key lime pie and Ivan and the boys… Continue reading Gifts!
Whew, I've made it to Level 39 in the Game of Life!!! Today is my 39th birthday. (As I did last year, stealing my friend Joel's "level" reference re: birthday years, because it's just fun to me! 🙂 ) (Also, I just accidentally clicked something and published this post with 1 1/2 sentences written, so,… Continue reading Level 39
Last night we managed to fit in a family fun night!! Lately, I've been lamenting some that life just feels "different". Ethan has a job now, so there are times that he would normally be free, but now instead has to work. If he's not working, he has soccer. Or something. Asher has had some… Continue reading Fitting in family fun…. with busy teens
As is often the case with me and my blog, I have two very random things on my mind this morning. (This is precisely why I don't do "themed" posts or plan what I'll write about in advance. These extremely insightful posts I write.... they just have to come to me, like a lightning bolt… Continue reading Appointment overload + a gratitude spotlight
I'm happy to report that my week has done pretty much a full turnaround. After spending much of Monday (okay, and part of Tuesday) sort of wrapped around the axle in a bit of a stress-induced spiral, I feel much better today. I credit this with the fact that yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) I decided to… Continue reading Better
Yesterday I tackled a nagging "to do" item, which I hadn't even really realized I wanted/ needed to do until suddenly it was driving me absolutely insane. That task was organizing my iphone apps. I am one of those people that generally ignores the aesthetics of my phone. I do set a personalized wallpaper/ lock… Continue reading I finally organized my phone apps
GRATEFUL KAE 