The school district we live in does something pretty cool every year for the seniors. On one of the last days of school, they participate in the Grad Walk. All the seniors wear their caps and gowns and load onto busses at the high school. From there they go to the elementary school and the […]
Life at My House
Marit’s 12th Birthday (Part Deux) – The MPB
Marit’s 12th birthday celebration was a two-day affair. On Friday (the day after her actual birthday) we played Birthday Hooky. Part II was the next day, on Saturday. That afternoon Kristofer had a swim meet at Fairfield University which is a little less than an hour from our house, and 30 minutes from my parents’ […]
Onto the Next Chapter
Last night was Gretchen’s 8th grade moving up ceremony. I don’t want to say what everyone else says about the days going slow and the years going fast. BUT THEY ARE RIGHT. I mean, this is where we were eleven years ago when I first started writing this blog. She was only 3 years old. […]
Done is Better than Perfect
I’ve committed to writing a blog post a day for the next 90 days, and today I’m feeling the pressure of “perfection” which is not even attainable and it’s given me a major case of writer’s block. I also know that consistency is really important and I’m only on day 3 of writing 90 posts […]
Declamation
Remember back in 2012 when I started this whole blog and Ingrid was the Infamous Number 4 at the time? Whether she was getting lost at the town beach or getting pissed that she had to go back to school or doing a Spartan Race with a broken elbow or catching critters outside… she always […]
Aunt Verna
Aunt Verna isn’t technically my aunt. She and her husband, Uncle Chris, were besties with my mom and dad since high school. Maybe even earlier than that. Uncle Chris’s sister, Aunt Kathy, married my dad’s brother, Uncle Peter. Uncle Peter was my dad’s youngest brother. He and my dad were really close – they worked […]