Sometimes they play together… really, really wonderfully. Sometimes they don’t. This solo parenting thing isn’t easy, finding ways to take care of myself, all the logistics, the dog, and each child, too. The days when they find things…
We went for a walk in the woods, which you know is one of our favorite things to do. It seems too long since we’ve dwelt here… maybe because of the cold that was winter here, or the…
For Ashton’s 9th birthday, we had a party (after weeks of talking and planning and then another week of inviting, shopping and preparing) that included hula hoops, bubbles, kites, chalk, soccer balls, hyperdash, an easter egg hunt, and…
After probably a year of having them on my to-do list, my homemade hula hoops finally happened, with the help of my handy partner and motivator, Jean. They are really pretty easy to make, and we got a…
Homemade kites, seashells and sand dollars, holding hands, grandma, sunshine and ocean. Addie got to run around like the crazy puppy she is, too. Yes, yes, yes. …
In the Tampa area, the Florida Botanic Garden was among one of our stops along the way home. It was beautiful, of course, and we left the area just as several days of storms began. If I recall,…
Oh, that calm blue water on the Florida Gulf Coast is something not easily forgotten. It was a bit cold for swimming, but the brave did venture out for a bit. I remember that when the kids and…
You are all about to be bombarded with blog posts full of photos from our visit with Matt’s mom, Jean. This is because, while she was here, we had some much needed vacation time: We went to the…
