May 09
Day 9, Thursday: A moment in your day (this can be just a photo or both a photo and words) Today we took the kids to the local aquarium. It was a good time (it always is), as was the nice Mexican dinner we went to afterward at a little delicious hole-in-the-wall place that we hadn’t …
Apr 09
Yesterday, I took the opportunity to have a chat with all four of the kids about unschooling. I wanted to be able to share their words, their thoughts, and their perspectives. What follows is just a portion of the awesome conversation that unfolded. Bold words are mine, and responses are from Spencer (16), Paxton (12), …
Aug 10
I used to love fall. Is there anything better than fall in New England? The falling leaves, the crisp air, the football games, the apple picking, the sweater weather. Fall makes me think of new jeans and warm drinks and marching bands playing the fight song. Now I’d have to drive at least an hour …
Jun 01
It never fails. Every time we take a cool trip, or have a fun new experience, I swear I’m going to write a completely awesome blog post all about it. I’ll post lots of pictures, I’ll regale you all with funny stories and anecdotes and pithy observations. It will be epic. And then, um, I …
Mar 14
The first time Mike and I were on an airplane together was on our honeymoon. We were headed to Florida, to a condo that was graciously offered to us by a family friend. We were all lovey and wide-eyed, and I remember actually feeling a little bit embarrassed about how loudly our appearance …
Dec 12
Day 11: Go to the Movies A couple shows I remember from my early childhood: The Dukes of Hazzard, Hee Haw, and The Muppets. At Christmas time, the only acceptable album was John Denver and the Muppets. To this day, I cannot hear 12 Days of Christmas without hearing all the muppets’ voices, or that …
Dec 06
Just nineteen days till Christmas. I was recently living some Christmases past on my blog, feeling sad about the fact that I’ve always written about our advent activities in great detail, and that this year… um… it’s not happening. I feel like we have been go, go, going for the past six days – they’ve …
Oct 11
The world lost a good man yesterday. This is my grandfather, known to everyone who loved him simply as “Tech.” I’ve been trying to think of a few words to say about him since I heard the news yesterday morning, but was at a loss until my mother in law sent her condolences, calling him …
Oct 09
I usually don’t post anything on the weekends, in part because I’m too busy running to and fro and hanging out with my family… and in part because I just need a break. But today, I decided that from now on (or until I get tired of it), Sundays will be for posting about what …
Aug 10
Last night, we took the kids to a local amusement/sports park, because they’ve been wanting to ride the go-carts. All-you-can-ride wristbands are super reduced on Tuesdays, so we got one for each of them, and set them loose. Tegan was tall enough for the mini go-carts this time, but couldn’t quite get the hang of …
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