Thanks so much for tuning into the Great School Debate. And for all your helpful comments (Amy).Just to clarify that the school year isn’t presenting big decisions for all of our kids, I’m so happy to report that there is one awesome five-year-old who is ready for Kindergarten.Life has clicked into place for this kid.And,...Continue Reading
The BIG (small?) two-year-old Nate Elisabeth and Sam on (or around) their first day in the two-day, two-year-old class. Click here to see Catie’s first day. It involved cake. Let me just preface this one with a disclaimer: I realize that intense debating about whether I should send my two-year-old to school two mornings a...Continue Reading
So, Nate turned a year older this weekend. Yea for two-years-old!In other news, all of the other kids have aged five years apiece.Not kidding. We started this summer with two cute four-year-olds and a mama’s girl seven-year-old.Somehow we’re ending it with a bunch of teenagers.Case in point, we all headed to the mall yesterday because...Continue Reading
A few years ago (three to be exact), the twins celebrated their second birthday with the theme Pink in the Pool! Elisabeth (Ellie back then) loved pink. Sam loved the pool.On this eve of Nate’s birthday eve, the kids are still pink in the pool. Elisabeth still loves pink. Sam still loves the pool. Catie...Continue Reading
Ah, LegoLand! This big bit of tourist fun is tucked into downtown Kansas City. On our trip (I know, you’re like, “Enough with the trip! Never let that girl leave again! It’s all she talks about!”) we visited the Land of Millions of Legos with my brother and my folks.So fun! So exhausting! So many...Continue Reading
I love this picture and the moment that it captures.One of our adventures during this vacation was to visit our sister friend, a retired nun in her late eighties, at the Motherhouse in Leavenworth.Sister has been my mom’s friend for years, but has gradually become a friend to our whole family. Even though she often...Continue Reading
After more than three weeks of traveling, we’re finally home.Truly our little group of six (plus dog) saw it all…Katy to Leavenworth (for a quick dinner stop), to Cedar Creek, Nebraska (for the bulk of our trip), back to Leavenworth, and then BACK to Nebraska for M’s twentieth high school reunion (where we felt old...Continue Reading
Part of driving all over the Midwest this summer has meant passing lots of corn and soybeans and family farms. Red barns, gray-and-white-striped silos, and bright green John Deere tractors dot the landscape and serve as foreign scenery to our city kids. BUT! Part of the fun of visiting America’s bread basket is learning a...Continue Reading
M? Where are you? We were all here together, enjoying a family vacation, and now you’re missing. The last time We saw you, it was business as usual at the lake. This is how I last remember you. But then you left. You had WORK in Houston? Just so you know, I’m doing fine here...Continue Reading
Here at the Lake, the days are full. I usually end up crashing at about 9:30 PM. I’ve also been getting up much earlier to finish the book that’s due on Monday. Those early morning hours are wonderful for uninterrupted writing time. And to see sunrises like this… The kids wake up a bit late...Continue Reading
