Every Monday at 1:00 I go to therapy with my husband. We have been seeing the same therapist for over a year now. Since we normally go during the school day, the kids are never around when it’s time to go. Now that it’s summer and the kids are home all the time — ALL […]
Parenting
The Day I’ve Been Waiting Thirteen Years For Finally Happened Last Tuesday
We don’t have any swim practices or commitments at all on Tuesdays, so on our summer calendar, Tuesday is day trip day. Our first Tuesday day trip was to Kent Falls last week. While most of us would look back on our trip to Kent Falls and say we had fun, there was lots of […]
Best Beaches In Connecticut — Compo Beach
I have been a beach person my whole life. I love the beach! I’ve been to beaches in Cape Cod, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Washington State, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas and France. There are some amazing beaches in those places. Growing up in Connecticut, I’ve been to […]
Beach (Or Day) Trip Timesaver For Anyone With Kids
Getting out the door with even one child can be a frustrating task. When you have more than one kid and you are trying to go somewhere for the day or an afternoon and you have a bunch of stuff to pack up, it can become even more daunting. We love to go to the […]
10 Alternatives To Having Your Kids Work On Workbooks This Summer
Today someone I’m friends with on Facebook posted a question asking if she was the only one who had her kids do workbooks over summer vacation. And there were dozens of responses saying YES! and Absolutely! and I don’t want my kids to forget everything they learned over the summer! I was the only person in […]
31,536,000 Seconds
It’s been 31,536,000 seconds. It’s been 525,600 minutes. It’s been 8,760 hours. It’s been 365 days. It’s been 52 weeks. And it’s been 1 whole year since I’ve had a drink. No alcohol for a year. NO ALCOHOL FOR A YEAR!!!! No Blue Moons, no Kirkland margaritas, no Franzia, and no fruity drinks in a […]
