My thoughts after reading Why Are American Kids So Spoiled? from the New Yorker: I harbor few illusions. My kids are spoiled. By some miscommunication, […]
who walks whom?
A few weeks ago, our neighbors across the hall approached Chloe and asked her if she’d like to walk their dog on occasion. In fact, […]
decisions, decisions
I’ve generally never had a difficult time making decisions. I get an idea, I run with it. I’m probably even slightly impulsive. I’ve never understood […]
At Home: Making Memories at the National Night Out Luau
While I spent this week again catching up from being gone and getting ahead to go away again, I also realized that I need to […]
Restless Chloe
We walked in the door from a long day of homeschool classes, lunch with friends, gymnastics class, a library run. (Thursdays are rough on me.) […]
Camille takes charge
A little less than a year and a half ago, Camille picked up knitting needles for the very first time. Little did I know that […]
goodbye gold stars
I’ve never been a fan of gold stars or constantly saying “great job!” to the kids. If you’ve read any Alfie Kohn, you’ll understand this. […]
an apple a day
The girls went to our pediatrician for their annual checkups. Dr. B was surprised to see us — it had been so long since she […]
coming soon to stores near you
(If they haven’t already arrived, that is…) Strollers complete with DVD players and/or slots for your toddler’s iPad: I did a double take when I […]
Nervous, Anxious, Happy
Chloe has been a ball of uncontainable energy for the past couple of days … A few weeks ago, she was invited to tryout for […]
lesson learned
The girls get a (virtual) weekly allowance. Allowance at our house is not tied to chores, though on rare occasions I have been known to […]
mixed up files
As I wrote a couple of weeks ago, we’ve been spending time decluttering, organizing and simplifying. Years ago, when I had 10 CDs and 5 […]
Halloween, so last week
Oh, my. It has been almost a week since Candy Central, and I still have yet to post about it. I honestly don’t have much […]
The End of the Staycation
A little over a week ago, I was overly optimistic about our time management skills. I figured that since we had nothing on our schedule […]
Decatur Farmer’s Market
Each Monday, I hope to review and update our ever evolving 101 Things List. I’ve added a bunch of new things and linked to my […]
A New 101 Things List
For a couple years, I worked on a 101 things in 1001 days list for myself A good friend has started dedicating a day a […]
Circus, or is that Drama, Camp
As you may, or may not, be aware, Chloe spent this week at Circus Camp. Since we are homeschoolers, sending her off to a camp […]
emotions
Chloe has always been a monkey, climbing whatever she can find — support pole in the basement, swingset in the playground, the car. Not […]
happy birthday, free range kids
Last year, I wrote that camille and I were less than impressed with the book Free Range Kids by Lenore Skenazy. While that is still […]
looking back
What do you want your kids to remember when they are adults and look back at their childhoods? The other night at the cabin, as […]