New this year, both boys' high schools have implemented pretty significant new phone use policies. Not surprising, as this has been a hot topic lately. Technically they already had phone policies, sort of, though I think they mostly consisted of "don't be on your phone while the teacher is teaching". I remember reading in handbooks… Continue reading Back to school + new phone policies
I think our lack of a buffer day after our Florida trip kind of snowballed and caught up with me a bit this weekend. As I mentioned, we got home last Sunday night and then dove right back into everything on Monday. While yes, I technically unpacked immediately, there were still things lingering around all… Continue reading A little snowball
July feels like it was forever ago now, but it was really just a couple weeks ago. The beginning of July feels like it was REALLY long ago now. Which is strange, because at the same time, the summer has simultaneously flown by and it feels like just yesterday that school got out. Ha. Basically,… Continue reading July 2025 Recap
Ethan's official 1st day pic, from yesterday: And then I made him take another one, today (Day 2), where he looked a little more "scholastic", in my opinion. 😅 Sounds like the first day went well, and he was very happy to have his CAR BACK to drive there! The passenger seat will be installed… Continue reading 1st Day, Round 1 and early college musings
Re-Entry: We got home Sunday night around 8:30 p.m. before a full work week, which is obviously the IDEAL way to transition back from vacation to regular life. Ha. We have had a couple trips lately where we actually had an appropriate transition time factored in, and I will say, it was very nice. BUT,… Continue reading Decent re-entry, back to school grey zone, car + dog updates, etc.
Thursday, August 7 As I mentioned, Thursday was looking to be a great weather day, and it was!! We got a plethora of blue skies and hot sunshine all day beginning in the morning: As I also mentioned, the seaweed that was hanging around mostly moved out to deeper water. Yay! After our usual balcony… Continue reading The end days/ great weather edition!
Tuesday 8/5: My last check in was Tuesday morning, where I lamented some bad weather plaguing our first couple of days. Well I’m pleased to report that while we didn’t instantly get perfect blue skies and sunshine, the weather has mostly been a non-issue! Yay! Tuesday morning as I wrote my post, there were bits… Continue reading The middle days: a weather turnaround!
Hello! Checking in from the beach. Current view: I’m enjoying the sounds of the waves and my tea and thought I’d give a little update. Backing up to Saturday- We drove basically all day! Here is a pic of when we finally let the boys take the wheel for a while. Asher drove my parents’… Continue reading First couple days/ we had it coming
“On the road againI just can't wait to get on the road againThe life I love is making music with my friendsAnd I can't wait to get on the road again On the road againGoin' places that I've never beenSeein' things that I may never see againAnd I can't wait to get on the road… Continue reading On the road again…
You guys know I'm a Google Calendar devotee, and it has served our family well over the years now, too. It links to our smart refrigerator screen, so it's always visible in the main part of the house, and everyone has it on their phones, too. I, of course, have always managed the "updating" and… Continue reading Some teen “calendaring issues” + a milestone
GRATEFUL KAE 