It’s not officially the last weekend of summer, but school started last week and swim practice and baseball start next week so this weekend is pretty much the last hurrah for Summer 2019. It is a beautiful day here in CT today and a couple friends are coming over and so I just want to […]
summer vacation
I’m Going On Vacation Tomorrow and I CAN’T WAIT
The last three weeks of my life have been extremely overscheduled. This is due to a whole bunch of factors I won’t bore you with, but many — okay… most — of those factors were of my own doing. Taking on too much being one of them. But also, tomorrow morning I am leaving for […]
Day 2
Today was awesome. Except for the 20 minutes I couldn’t find Number 6 and Number 7. But that’ll be in another blog post… Here’s a few snapshots of our day! We love it here!
A Surprise (Mini) Vacation
My happy place is Carolina Beach, North Carolina. My family went there for the first time the summer before my senior year in high school and then it became a yearly tradition. I’ve gone down there with my parents and my brother and then with my husband and the kids about 25 out of the […]
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 […]
15 Ways To Stay On Track With Exercise When The Kids Are Home For The Summer
Summer vacation is approaching for many of us, and what that also means for many of us is the kids are home all day and our school year routines are thrown off. While it’s nice to have lazier and more relaxed mornings and a break from the stress of packing lunches, helping with homework, shuttling […]