Not a Shore Thing
Last Friday: Back home from vacation, a day early. My husband and the boys actually ended their vacation yesterday, and Gemma and I followed today. Work issues compelled my husband […]
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The Final Countdown
Tuesday: This morning I packed the last lunches of the year. Three half days left of school. My term as PTA president is also up. I’m running around, tying up […]
Winning and Losing, Super Quick Vaca Version
I’m up in Maine on our vacation but I thought I’d post a few highlights from the run-up to our departure. Winning! Did not go grocery shopping — made do […]
Birthday on the Cheap
Patting myself on the back after throwing a fairly frugal sixth birthday party for Sebastian on Saturday. Of course, summer birthdays are pretty easy to do on the cheap. Kids […]
So, A Needle Pulling Thread
I have some bragging to do. I sewed! I fixed three items of clothing: a winter coat that was losing its buttons, a pair of my son’s corduroys that had […]
Friday My Way!
This past Friday was the opposite of last Friday. The sitter came, and the kids were totally composed. When I left to run errands, they barely noticed. So I was […]
January Made Me Shiver
Monday morning, 8:45: Back to school, back to the normal routine. All alone at the kitchen table: husband took the boys to school, sick daughter still sleeping. It’s windy and […]
