Updates, and waiting for winter to be over
There are a few winter activities I have liked over the years. Most of them were enjoyed while out and about with the kids, and most of them when the weather is about…
An Update, finally
Since about January, I kept sitting down to write an update about how things were going at the time. The fact that I haven’t been able to really do one speaks to how…
Safeguard Virtual Program for Youth and Adults
If you are a caregiver, or you have a youth caregiver, and your kids enjoy a backyard pool, or you or someone you know takes the kids to public pools and places with…
A Pandemic Update (5 months in)
The pandemic continues and while some things have started to open up, we are still all trying to keep our distance from everyone who isn’t in our bubble and we are wearing masks…
Important Conversations: Talking about Wills (and Willful)
Even before becoming a parent, I felt like adulthood was this strange mix of independence and heavy decision-making and conversations that you weren’t really privy to as a child. Then you become an…
Remember that time in Isolation?
We’ve been at home as a family since March 13 (I think we are in week 7?) and as a writer it’s a bit odd that I’ve taken over a month to write…
Summer Guilt (and the plan to ditch it)
It’s no secret that I love summer vacation. I love that Andy is home with us, that the kids are off, that even though I am still working, I get to balance that…
Parents, let’s stop saying ‘I’m Sorry’ to each other
I get it. It’s almost like instinct to say sorry even for the most minor of inconveniences. We do it all the time. I suspect many of you, like me, will say sorry…
Vacation Mom
I openly joke about being a vacation mom when we go away, vs ‘regular’ mom when we are at home. I don’t want the kids to think I’m boring and no fun when…
And then she was 9
This weekend, we celebrate my daughter’s ninth birthday. It’s a weekend event, between family parties and friends and today being a PD Day (and her actual birthday) and I hope these celebrations help…
