Day 4 was our last morning in Vermont, moving on to New Hampshire in the afternoon. It was a really great day. Outdoors all day long!! Highlights: Quechee Gorge * After breakfast/check out from out hotel, we headed just across the street to the Quechee Gorge. We had to hike a short maybe 1/2 mile… Continue reading Day 4: Quechee to North Conway, New Hampshire
Omg we had the best (and very full) day yesterday! We really only have a couple days in Vermont, so I wanted to soak it up. Prepare for photo bomb…. In a bit of a hurry so not much time to edit!! Highlights: * continental breakfast outside at our inn. Such a gorgeous morning. *… Continue reading Day 3: Bennington to Quechee, Vermont
Yay, we made it! The first couple days were mostly just a long haul heading East, but we are officially in Vermont now. After our hotel stop Saturday night, we basically just woke up, got ready, had the “grab and go” hotel breakfast and hit the road again. I did zero driving this time around,… Continue reading Day 2: PA to Bennington, Vermont
Day 1 of our 2021 summer vacation is in the books! Slightly anticlimactic, as the first day of a long road trip usually is. 🙂 It started like this, around 8:45 a.m: Books for days Today’s highlights included…. * Driving through parts of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and a smidge of Pennsylvania. * Chicago traffic… Continue reading Day 1: WI to PA
Busy busy day today! We leave tomorrow for vacation! Woohoo!! TO DO LIST: ✅ Get up early and pound out some WORK! (check. Was typing away and responding to emails by ~6 am). ✅ 8:30 a.m. super quick bang trim appointment. (done) 🔲 More work!! Data deadline met early (as of Wednesday p.m!)- yay! That's… Continue reading Day-before-vacation list
I did listen to the Best of Both Worlds episode on Division of Labor & Mental Load the other day, and I found myself nodding along with interviewee Allison Daminger. I was out walking, so I snapped some screenshots to remember particular segments that spoke to me. I love the tip to screenshot podcasts when… Continue reading Quotes on parenting + mental load
Today: Today looks like a day I will definitely need to utilize some time blocking. I have several obligations sprinkled in that I need to schedule my work around. We are also closing in on a deadline at work. We need to have the kidney transplant data complete up to a certain point hopefully before… Continue reading Today/random
JULY RECAP First, it is somehow August. July felt like an absolute blur. When I look back at my planner, it's obvious why. We had family here for 4th of July weekend. Ethan's birthday and sleepover party with his friends. 2 weekends of swim meets, one including a 3 night stay at my parent's house… Continue reading July was packed & pre-vacation week
I'm happy to report we all survived our Six Flags Great America trip unscathed. It was a super fun day!! It was the 4 of us, plus one of Ethan's best friends as well as Ivan's 19 year old brother. Highlights: The boys are finally several inches taller than the 54" minimum for all the… Continue reading Exhilaration
This summer one of Ethan's activities has been a local track club. He'd never tried track before, but a close friend was signing up and asked if he wanted to try it. He had been a little unsure initially, even though I really think he's pretty good at running/ has potential to be. (Unlike Asher,… Continue reading Kids trying new things…when to push?
GRATEFUL KAE 