I have gotten so much better about staying on top of the house. BUT… This past week we had a snow day on Monday, a delayed opening on Tuesday, early dismissal on Friday, 4 kids in 15 different Y swim practices, a Y swim meet, middle school swim team time trials, 2 wrestling practices, a […]
Life at My House
Evolution, Growth, and Self-Awareness
Everyone knows we are a big swim family. We’ve done lots of baseball and basketball and cross country and track. We’ve done karate and we’ve done lacrosse and soccer. This year we added wrestling into the mix. Wrestling is new territory. And it’s no joke. I went to Lehigh University, and they have — or […]
The Kids Did Good Today
This if the first time I’m sitting down since about 6 am this morning. It’s been a busy day. Not the relaxing Sunday I had hoped for. But I put up the outdoor Christmas lights and decorations. And we put up our tree. We didn’t break one single ornament. Nobody cried. Nobody even fought or […]
Here Are Some Deceptive Holiday Photos For You
We got our Christmas tree tonight. We do the same thing every year. We go to Stew Leonards, a local store, and we pick out our tree. I like going there because the process is super streamlined and they have lots of people helping and they wrap your tree up and put it on top […]
A Really Nice Thanksgiving
Out Thanksgiving morning started off with a turkey trot. All the kids were originally going to run it with me but one of the boys had runner’s remorse and one was sick. So it was just the girls today. All three girls kicked my ass. Number 4 finished in a (disappointing for her but I’d-kill-for-that-time) […]
SUPER EASY Activity To Keep Your Kids Busy On Thanksgiving
Last year on Thanksgiving, Number 7 really wanted to do an activity she had done in school with her classmates at home with her family. It was simple. She wanted everyone to write something they appreciated about someone else on a paper turkey. Luckily my dad was more than happy to help her trace and […]