Parenting is not rocket science, but this is one not-technical mama's experiment in raising curious, adventuresome explorers.
Never have I been more aware of the deluge of opinions and information as have been poured out on the internet in these past months. At risk of adding to the cacophony, I wanted to share some thoughts, hopefully a bit of a pep talk for myself and maybe you can find some encouragement here …
Somehow I never got around to documenting our weekend trip to Beijing last fall. Yes, you read that right. We flew halfway around the world and back for a long weekend, and so spent a little more than 48 hours in the city of Beijing, China. This was a grown-ups-only trip. We're not that crazy. Any guesses …
One of the few things many of us have been able to maintain even in stay-at-home orders has been getting out for a walk around the neighborhood. Maybe we didn't even do it all that much before a worldwide pandemic, but now we'll take whatever change of scenery we can get and take turn around …
The other day we went the canyon in the afternoon. It was one of the last hot days in the forecast (well, we can hope!), and I thought it would be fun to splash in the cool water. And it was. The water was too cold to be inviting enough to get really wet, but …
Boredom. We have arrived at the age when I am subjected to pleas of, "Moo-oom, what can I do?" AKA "I'm bored." And I pulled up this excellent article from a few years ago to remind me what to do with this desperate entreaty. Nothing. Boredom is magical. I love the article's suggestion of saying, …
It's summer and school break is in full swing. Now it's time to learn in all the other ways. As much as the formal classroom has its place, I'm choosing to embrace all the wonderful ways to keep growing and learning in the summer! What do you do with your school age kids during these …
Since it was just Easter, last weekend around this time I was sorting through the few things I'd gotten for our big boys getting ready to hide their Easter baskets Sunday morning. Jonathan was amused since I was insisting they must have Easter baskets, a tradition he didn't grow up with, so he wondered why …
Someone recently lamented to me how they've never had the glorious free time afforded by a maternity/paternity leave. First of all, HAH! While yes, 6 weeks without the daily grind of the nine to five sounds like nothing but time for all those extra tasks around the house or a nice vacation, the truth is …
Funny story. The last day exploring Rome, last day of a long, full trip, we went to Aqueduct Park just outside Rome. We had a few hours to spend before our "big" adventure to the Vatican and Castel St. Angelo that afternoon, so it sounded like a low key adventure to spend the time wandering …
It's been a busy season around here. I'll spare the details, but suffice it to say, combined with my low energy/pregnant state, I'm sorry to say this little corner of everyday adventures has fallen a bit by the wayside. Don't get me wrong, things are still happening, but I miss chronicling them, documenting them, all …
Launching Rocket Babies 