No one wanted to leave the cottage this morning. No one. Not only were we leaving on a gorgeous day after a summer that will go down as one of the bests yet, but we were leaving to head straight back into schedules, routine, and . . . school. With the older one going to... Continue Reading →
35. Forever
I sat down this morning to figure out the week ahead - the logistics of who needed to be where and when, what activities were starting and what corresponding bags needed to be packed, and of course, based on who had what when, what our food requirements and menus would be like for the week.... Continue Reading →
34. Nature’s Playground
Is it wrong of me to say I breathed a sigh of relief when the 2 kids slipped out the back door with my parents to go for a boat ride this morning? I was thrilled for the hour and a half or so of time to myself. I wanted to do some more yoga,... Continue Reading →
31. To The Lighthouse
A girlfriend posted on Facebook earlier today "If you had to explain in a single sentence what is the purpose of your life what would it be?" (thanks @ayamcmillan). During the course of the day, I managed to eek out enough time to read Shauna Niequest's book Present Over Perfect. And late this afternoon, we had a boat... Continue Reading →
30. Starting Fresh on a Monday Morning
A version of this quote appeared on my Instagram feed this morning. And I've been thinking about it ever since. The fact is, this quote appeared at precisely the time I've been starting to think about routines and schedules, and how the new school year is going to look for all of since, since it... Continue Reading →
29. An Early Saturday Morning to Myself
This is the first weekend in a while that we've been in the city. While I certainly miss waking up next to the water, before breakfast swims, and communal breakfasts, there is something to be said for summer Saturday mornings in the city. As is often the case on Saturdays, the Husband was up relatively... Continue Reading →
28. Not Every Day Is Going to Have a Big Spark of Joy . . . Sometimes Joy Comes Creeping In
Today didn't go as planned. I wanted to do stuff with the kids. But my attempt at quickly tidying up a few things ended up with me completely cleaning out the garage. The fact that I spent a good chunk of an absolutely gorgeous day sweeping dirt and grass seed off the floor of the... Continue Reading →
27. Planning for Disney Part II
So, we bit the bullet and booked our plane tickets for our next Disney trip. All of a sudden, all the reservations I had made "just in case" became realities, and over the past few days I started to get to work on the super fun task of planning the nitty-gritty details of our trip... Continue Reading →
26.When Food Is Love
"People who love food have something that will be precious to them all their lives" - Judith Jones We are a family that collectively loves food. From a young age, I could get both kids happily into their respective classrooms just by reminding them what they'd be having for lunch and/or dinner; the thought of... Continue Reading →
25. Savouring These Last Few Weeks of Summer with Simple Childhood Fun
I've said it before. And I'm not naive. I know that our family's not likely to have summers like this again. Summers where the older one is still willing to play on a slip n' slide for hours with the little one. Or where they set up forts, and play spy, and try to ambush each... Continue Reading →
