Thinking more about the book I’m really, really digging … The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin. Despite trying to always give other people the benefit of the doubt, I find myself…
Photo Friday: Austin’s Captiol 10K
Last weekend, Chloe and I flew to Austin to celebrate my mom’s birthday. While there, we visited the J. Lorraine Ghost Town and also went to the Austin American-Statesman Capital 10K. While the rest of the family participated in the race, Chloe and I took our time getting from starting line to finish line and…
camille – 31 mar 2011
Between Chloe’s gymnastics and going for her bike ride, Camille managed to sneak in a little homeschooling.
Being authentic vs. Acting like the person you want to be
Are the goals of being authentic and acting like the person you want to be contradictory? Or are they the same? I’ve been reading The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin recently….
chloe – 30 mar 2011
Chloe with her after dinner carrot.
what i learned today
pine lake: Pine Lake: The Blog: This Little Place kc wildmoon: How a little kitty came in from the cold and almost became a house cat friends: House int he Woods: Spring nursery on the farm honeschooling: Khan AcademyThe Khan Academy is an organization on a mission. We’re a not-for-profit with the goal of changing…
flat tire: gymnastics team
As should be incredibly obvious, I love to travel, revisiting old favorites and discovering new spots. But what happens when a traveling parent has a kid whose desire is to stay in one place? How do we compromise? Last week, Chloe tried out for the “training team” at her gymnastics center and was “awarded” a…
doctor who – 29 mar 2011
As I was reminded on facebook today, I have no idea about these shows the kids watch. I called him dr. who instead of doctor who. oops.
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 saw us last that she was sure we had moved away. As it goes, I can’t remember the last non-annual visit we made to the pediatrician other than the one…
Travel Tuesday: Weekly Favorites for 29 Mar 2011
After a weekend in Texas, we are now on our way back home; I’m posting this from 30K feet… I love what I’ve been reading out there on the web, and I’d love to share my highlights with you. Here are some of my favorites from the week: WanderMom: Motorscooter FreightMy fave RTW blogger has…
barbara’s birthday – 28 mar 2011
Barbara pulled out photo albums at her birthday party to show Chloe …
Barbara’s Birthday Missions
If you have tuned in to the Absolutely Mindy show on Sirius/XM Kids Place Live recently, you are likely to be quite familiar with the birthday missions that are loved by all her fans. She comes up with some doozies, sure to make your whole family laugh and remember the birthday for years to come….
Leaving One Kid Behind
Generally when I travel, I either have both girls or no girls (though it is very rare for me to travel solo!). Out of curiosity on Thursday, I looked up fares to Austin for this weekend and was floored by the cheap tickets! Camille had an event at home that she had been wanting to…
congress ave bridge – 27 mar 2011
Chloe and I enjoyed our short walk from start line to finish line yesterday. We even managed to beat the winners of the race for once!
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 saw this at the starting line of today’s Capitol 10K. At first I was disgusted. Isn’t there plenty for a child in a jog stroller to see, especially in the…
in jail – 26 mar 2011
Chloe put herself in jail today … in a ghost town in Manor, TX. A very nice place to visit!
feels later than it is
despite the time change only being one hour, Chloe and I are feeling the effects of getting up way too early and going back in time. I was up around 5am, a bit earlier than I have been getting up (thought I’d love to rise that early on a regular basis!). Then we traveled to…
Seeing: J. Lorraine Ghost Town (outside Austin)
Chloe and I arrived in Austin on an early morning flight from Atlanta and settled in at my parents’ house. After a couple hours of hanging out at the house and down by the river where Chloe even found some nice fossils, we decided to find something to do. My parents had been to a…
chloe – 25 mar 2011
Chloe, crazy chloe.
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 the gymnastics team. Or pre-team. Or training team. Obviously, I have no idea what any of this means. Since I was sitting on the floor at the gymnastics center when…