The old African proverb that “it takes a village” is so beautiful to me. Especially when I think of the villages that buoy up those I love. I wanted to talk about two great villages in my life today: A village of neighbors…and one in Ukraine too I’m so grateful …
Near the beginning of each year I put together a “snapshot” of life and how it looks right then and there in that sliver of life from my vantage point. Because I’m a diehard record keeper and I want to remember these days. So here we go with what life…
I’ve been thinking a lot about surviving and thriving in the “little kid” years lately, and about how incredibly important those early years are. The attachments that are formed. The self-esteem that is developed. The relationships that can be built. But all at the same time, even if you have…
Ok, so speaking of my parents, I need to post about them before the day is through. Because just look at these guys! Do they exude light or what? I adore them. Not only did they take parenting their own kids very seriously, they have taken GRANDparenting to the next…
Dave and I talked about taking a little road trip to Indian Wells (tennis tournament) with some friends overlapping when Grace and Claire arrived (for the baby shower) since it would be a perfect chance for them to have some sister time with Lucy while we were gone. (Those two…
As anyone who has been here for a while knows, I’m a huge sucker for family travel. So I’m here today to talk about how to make family travel work. Let’s start out with a public service announcement to check the expiration dates of your passports often. Because when we…
As I mentioned in the last post, there is something kind of indescribably incredible about letting your kids fly away, and then getting them home again. Getting all the kids home again When we planned Abby’s “mother’s blessing” baby shower, of course the sisters wanted to help with that celebration.…
Phew! We have had quite a week around here! The kids came home for spring break (and to work from home), so that we could throw Abby and Max a baby shower. We got all but Carson (who had clinics) home (missed you Carson!), and we have been soaking in…
Lucy has a love/hate relationship with her cooking class at school. She LOVES to learn how to cook. I mean, she wants to be a chef in real life some day if she had her dreams come true. But man alive it’s tough for a girl who can’t see very…