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On Aging (opens the original)
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A quick side note before I really begin: All summer long, I was both basking in the longer days, sunshine, and less chaotic schedule while also longing for the regularity, structure and predictability that fall brings. Now, three weeks into the school year, I can say that I am both grateful for the structure and absolutely drowning in the Tetris game that is our family’s schedule. Fall activities seem to be somehow ever MORE bananas than last year and I am bouncing from activity to activity for
An Irish Family Trip, Part 1: Pre-Vacation Anxiety (opens the original)
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I am unbelievably lucky.At the end of the summer, my husband, three kids and I went to Ireland for 10 days. A truly fantastic way to end summer before the back-to-school joy and chaos began. We had been planning the trip for years and couldn’t wait to spend the time visiting with our family that lives there while exploring, eating, dancing, and (one of the most important things if you ask my younger two kiddos) SEEING SHEEP!NOTE: We are big fans of all animals and sheep often come to the top of
On Being Honest and Building Trust (opens the original)
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My oldest son doesn’t have camp this week. He has met up with friends, played video games, read, ridden his bike, and hung out around the house. One morning, as we were waiting for a friend to pick him up to go to an open gym at a local rec center, I had a meeting. I took the meeting downstairs at the kitchen table so that I could be there when he left. The friend was a few minutes late, so he ended up hearing the entire call, sitting in the front room of our house, staying quiet but also very m
On Creativity and Cardboard Camp (opens the original)
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On Not Offering Advice (opens the original)
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Sitting on my back patio, shaded by the trees, my friend and I watched our kids play. It was hot and the combination of a water table, small inflatable pool, and Slip ’N Slide were entertaining them long enough for us to get actual conversation going. Despite the understandable and expected interruptions as we both looked after our kids’ needs (common in any playdate), we were able to catch up quite a bit.Summer has had its joys and challenges for us both and vocalizing our individual frustratio
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