Life looks very different in the mornings now compared to years ago (omg – here’s a 2014 day in the life!). So I figured perhaps it would be interesting to capture this moment in…
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We told the kids a week or so ago that we would be taking the month off of iPads. This was prompted by a display of bad behavior from one kid in particular (ie,…
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I am inspired by Laura to write a post on the state of our evenings. Lest anyone think that my relative calm/okay state recently means that I have this whole parenting thing figured out…
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1- Parenting update. After a terrible start to the week, I am so happy to report that my time with the kids has been so much more enjoyable these past few days. I am…
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Routines, routines, routines. (Photo below taken on evening walk last night, a routine many days when the weather is decent! Yes those are mismatched pajamas.) Routines have always been part of life, but there’s…
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We interrupt the habits series because today is a big day: Annabel’s first day of (online) school! Here is the schedule her teacher sent yesterday. I made a trip to the school to pick…
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I owe you all a more detailed recap of How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids, but two lessons from the book have been key for me. 1 is to identify your…
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Lest anyone get the wrong idea, I would like to note that “school at home” is not going perfectly. One of my kids is probably going to need some extra help/tutoring over the summer.…
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Last night, I suggested to the kids that we take a walk around the neighborhood to assess the Halloween decorations. Annabel in particular wanted to take notes on the best houses to plan her…
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I feel like I was initiated into a special club last night: C woke up vomiting. (It was actually rather bizarre as Annabel came into our room at around midnight and didn’t say much,…