So, Ethan turned 17 on Saturday and as I just typed that title, it flashed through my head for the first time that this is his last year of childhood. I mean, technically, according to the definitions. 😭😭😭😭 I feel ever more grateful that given his summer birthday/ boy status we opted to hold him… Continue reading 17!!
Recently, in either her newsletter or daily Substack, Laura was talking about the passage of time and ways we can attempt to slow it down a bit. She said that one thing we can do is to reflect on what made today different. Part of what makes time blur together is when we have too… Continue reading A fun journal prompt
As we anticipated, they deemed Ethan's car a "total loss", unfortunately. We are currently sorting out what this means for us. Option 1 of course would be to take the money and buy a different car. Option 2 is to get the car back, take a little bit less money on the payout, and pay… Continue reading Car update
Overall, this was a really nice weekend! Some highlights include: 🔷Walking to a new coffee shop with Ivan (only <10 min from home!). It's actually the location where our gym used to have a 24 hour location. Kinda funny to see the space revamped and now full of muffins and pastries and coffee treats instead… Continue reading Weekend highs and a big low
Jet lag: So, I am not good with jet lag. Sadly, I don't think I'm actually cut out to be a frequent world traveler, lol. I guess in fairness, it hasn't been that bad. But I remember after London, and now again with this trip, I just definitely felt it, and seemingly worse than anyone… Continue reading Jet lag + dog boarding
May was a good month overall! The weather FINALLY starts to feel like spring in May around here and it is amazing. I have never really been a "super impacted by the weather" person, but maybe I am becoming one in my old age. lol. I just felt extra blah for a long time during… Continue reading May 2025 Recap
Well, my ~5 day blogging streak last week was nice while it lasted! Ha. I then swiftly rebounded with a 5 day no blogging streak. 🤷♀️ In part, I was just busy doing other things, and also, I'm not sure my "modified" Whole 30 is really quite as interesting! I had the NICEST weekend, though!!… Continue reading Perfect weekend
As you know, Ethan's done with school, and Asher is off today and Monday for the long Memorial Day weekend. Ivan and I both work today, but have Monday off. YAY!!! We, quite gloriously, have no big plans, though I always like to use this "bonus holiday" weekend for part "getting things done" and part… Continue reading Upcoming long weekend, travel planning and Whole 30 Day 4
Ethan is DONE!! He had his last 2 finals yesterday and was home by 1 pm. Here's his 1st Day vs Last Day pic! (I didn't catch him before school for a pic, and when he got home, he put on PJ pants and settled in to video game for a while... lol. I made… Continue reading School’s out (!) and Whole 30 Day 3
First off, I realized I never shared the boys' Mother's Day cards. They were very sweet, and also very different, which actually made me smile, because the boys are different, of course! Asher, who is naturally artistic but sadly is not currently doing anything to continue fostering this (he used to do a ton of… Continue reading Things we’ve been up to/ Misc. Updates
GRATEFUL KAE 