Rocktober
It’s October. Rocktober. Knocktober. Socktober. And the Halloween - and spirit week! - scaries are ready to descend. Lower your kids’...
Fall Fun vs Fall Fret
Fall fun is here! Pumpkin carving! Apple picking! Firepits! Football games! Fall decor on the front porch and Halloween plans brewing!...
Working Moms Dilemma
We’ve all heard the joke - work, sleep, family, fitness, friends - pick 3. But what if I want to pick more? What if I want to work AND...
Big Week Ahead
Football is back! Thursday afternoon, Friday night, Saturday allllll day long, and Sunday allll day. My boys were playing football in the...
Fall into fall
Farewell Summer 2022. You served us well - perhaps too well, as no one in this house seems to be rested or ready for what lies ahead …...
Transition Time
The most important thing to remember at back to school time is this: everyone is exhausted and out of sorts. People that are used to...
Costume Change
When they’re little, your regular persona is Train Conductor. You keep the trains running on time, blow the whistle, get everyone out the...
The End of the Summer
One of my very favorite singer songwriters Dar Williams wrote a beautiful song called The End of the Summer and one line is resonating...
The Fun Of It
I saw a friend post this week on FB about how her child made a batch of zucchini bread from scratch, and someone commented “get her on...
How Exactly
Somehow between a massive heatwave and who knows what else, it’s August. AUGUST. August as in the month of back to school and errands and...