I just don't feel much like writing this summer. (That's The Obvious. Well, unless you thought I was dead or trapped under something heavy. I'm not.) Last month, in a fit of inspiration, I thought I'd recycle some old content, but I don't even want to look at the computer long enough to do that. [...]
Posts under ‘school break mayhem’
Stillness
Image credit: Photo by Baloulumix on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons I was cleaning up outside earlier today, an activity I'm finding much more soothing than cleaning up inside the house, because it turns out that Nature is less destructive than my family, so I get to enjoy the fruits of my labor a little [...]
Summer Cleaning
Image credit: Photo by canonsnapper on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons It's summer: the season of kids around 24/7 and of subsequent blog neglect. It's also the season of summer visitors, passing through in cars bulging with luggage, fast food wrappers and warm, disheveled smiles. While some people like to do spring cleaning to prepare [...]
One of Those Days
Image credit: Photo by k a t m Licensed under Creative Commons I sort of want to write a post today, but I sort of want to curl up under a blanket and watch the leaves fall more. Of course, I say that, all romantic, with this great image of myself curled up with a [...]
And We’re Back in 3-2-1
Image credit: Photo by juanpol on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons Whew! I sat down today, with both kids finally healthy and off at school, with my husband healthy and off at work, with a house covered in a summer of chaos (which I am steadfastly ignoring) and thought, "I'll write about my daughter's huge [...]
I Miss You, Blog
Image credit: Photo by doug88888 on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons Summers are hard. Enjoyable, yes, but also draining. My kids like routine and predictability, and frankly, so do I. In the summer, there can be routines, but they're different from the rest of the year, and they change more frequently. The whole world seems [...]
Summer Solitude
Image credit: Photo by photo71 on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons I'm not one to keep busy during the summer, at least not in the sense of running the kids from place to place, activity to activity. Yet, not being busy — whether inside inside the house playing board games or (more often) just keeping [...]
Austen Does It Himself
"Hey, let's go swimming!" In his enthusiasm, Austen tears off clothes. He grabs his swim suit and for the first time ever puts it on himself. He rushes outside, swim trunks proudly on... Backwards. Off we go, smiling.
Happy to Be Gadget Free
Image credit: Photo by Capture Queen ™ on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons It's summer, and my kids have been begging to spend every free moment of their time (and there are more free moments at this time of year than any other) in the nearest body of water that will hold them. Ok, that's [...]
What I’m About
Image credit: Photo by premasagar on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons Mary Ann did this little exercise on her blog a while back, and it looked like fun. You are supposed to list what you are about without stopping to think about it. Since the kids are on break, and I don't have time to [...]
