Shave and a haircut…
One week prior to Wednesday, I was doing wacky hair Wednesday. This week, I had wacky hair to contend with, but it wasn’t the same Hatchling. The morning started out warm and sticky, with a haze...
View ArticleThe Husband, The Birthday
Yesterday was the opposite of a lazy summer day — it was a great example of me trying to fit more in than is really possible, which The Husband will tell you I do. A lot. One of my high school teachers...
View ArticlePacking. And not.
Yesterday was one of those “do what you gotta do days.” You know, those days when you have a list like this: But you just feel like doing this: Instead, we did a lot of this to get ready for our...
View ArticleLife’s a journey…
Through the refrains of “are we there yet?” and all that comes with family travel, if we can just remember to enjoy it…well, that’s the secret to life isn’t it? Day 26: lost tooth, Steak& Shake,...
View ArticleFrogs, fruit, fun
If you’ve ever wondered what a smorgasbord of fun looks like, this is it. Catching tiny frogs, a(nother) yard with a swing and a dog (or two), finding trees fruiting for their first time, playing bar...
View ArticleOur first (and hopefully only) run-in with leeches…
Day 29 And no, I’m not talking about family, I’m talking about honest-to-goodness slimy, blood-sucking, water-dwelling leeches. Luckily, these were tiny ones, not Stand By Me size, but still....
View ArticleHappy the 4th of the July
That’s how my sweet 5yo greeted me this morning as his long lashes fluttered awake. Happy, indeed. Day 30
View ArticleThe long trip home
Just your normal road trip home…700+ miles in the car with three kids. And a puppy. Day 31
View Article700 miles later, extended vacation!
We made it, The Husband, the Hatchlings and Furball#2. Through 4th of July weekend traffic, thunderstorms, a hotel stay, the mountains…we made it home in one piece and as one family. We got home to...
View ArticleLazy Sunday
After an awesome week’s vacation, two days on the road and adding a new puppy to the family, we needed a day of do-nothingness, so that’s what we had today. I’ll work my way back to my “real” camera...
View ArticleBack to Reality
Today’s wake-up call came early, with the two older Hatchlings going to a morning golf clinic that lasts all week. I hate mornings like today, when I have to be the drill sergeant to get us somewhere...
View ArticleHalf-Full Summer
Day 35: Golf camp, catching bugs, introducing Furball#2 to the chickens, practicing in in our new work books The Husband gets a little annoyed when I declare things over before they’ve really begun. My...
View ArticleWaterlogged Watercolors
We were able to get golf camp in this morning, but that was the only outdoor activity we were destined to have today. With the monsoon of 2013 continuing, good indoor activities were key to our...
View ArticleThe Almost Lost Week
Golf camp, pedicures for all, hazing The Granny while she’s sleeping, visiting the aquarium, getting caught in a Sharknado at the beach, visiting with an old friend…that’s where we’ve been. Day 38:...
View ArticleTime Keeps Slippin’, Slippin’, Slippin’
It’s funny…when you don’t document what you do every day, you find yourself wondering, “so what did we do today?” When you do document every day, things inevitably start feeling repetitive, which is...
View ArticleSwimming, swinging and science
This pretty much sums up the last couple days (48 & 49 of 70 for anyone counting along at home). After a couple of small and minor scares at the pool, H#2 finally decided to try swimming lessons...
View ArticleThe Pool
When I was growing up, I spent the majority of my summers from age 6 to 16 at The Pool. The Pool was a home away from home for those few months every year, and I loved it. By the time I got to be old...
View ArticleAnd the Living is Easy
Sometimes, I get a little tunnel vision. I actually might *gasp* complain about the Hatchlings not wanting to be outside for another hour when I’ve gotten to be outside four hours already. Day 51:...
View ArticleDays turn into weeks
I’ve already written about the week that was almost lost. What I didn’t realize was that it was becoming a thing with this 70 Days of Summer project. Day 55: Swimming lessons, friends over, gardening,...
View ArticlePlaying nice in the sandbox
We interrupt our regularly scheduled 70 Days of Summer (I still owe Days 64-66) for a peek into the seedy underbelly of kids’ social psychology and relationship building. H#2 asked two other boys...
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