Four of my kids are serious swimmers. But all five of them love to swim. With pools being closed for 70+ days, they have been dying to get their butts in our pool. The weather here in CT hasn’t been all that great so far this spring, so that kind of slowed down the pool […]
Life at My House
Not Your Average Sisters, Episode 6
The weather appears to finally be making a turn toward summer here in CT. Number 5 and Number 7 took advantage of it, and today they made a carnival. They charged admission. They used a label maker for a cash register. 😂 Twenty bucks got you a free cup of water and unlimited games. There […]
Not Your Average Sisters, Episode 5
Number 5 and 7 either want to gouge each other’s eyeballs out, or they play really really really nicely together. For the last two months, they have been about 20% eye gouging/80% playing really, really, really nicely. They are a pretty creative duo. They make their own hazmat suits. They make their own “pools”. They […]
Vegetative Propogation
This morning, one of the members of my membership group shared this video: She had started some of her own scallions a few days ago, and they were growing like crazy. I had been wanting to try this with scallions for a while, but I just never got around to it. Until yesterday. I put […]
124 Days
Today I got an email from Number 4’s boarding school with all the information about what she needs to do to get ready for her first year. I read through the student handbook. I read about General Tips for Packing and Move-In Day. I read about the Physical Basics. I read about the Emotional Basics. […]
I’m Learning How To Become An Adult
Number 4 has always had an interest in cooking and baking. Even with a broken elbow, she wanted to be in on the action. Allowing your kids to help in the kitchen when they are young can be really frustrating and at times, excruciating. But at some point, you get a major return on your […]
