Exactly a month late. I’m just glad to be doing it at all, since I still regret the year I skipped. Here we go! How are you spending your birthday? In classic grownup mom-of-four form, I went to the dentist in the morning and got a new crown, took the kids to swimming lessons after that, and let David be… View Post
Clearly I’m not very good at blogging consistently, even when I say I’ve committed to it. But something I am good at is doing laundry every Monday. Most weeks, the washer and dryer are running all day on Monday and not at all any other day. Everything gets washed during the day. Then, after the kids are in bed, David… View Post
I just really like them. They drive me bananas, but I gotta say, they are pretty amazing. And I feel really lucky to have them. Not only does it still feel like a miracle that any of them even exists, but also, like, what are the chances that I would get to raise so many delightful humans? They are, objectively,… View Post
Evidently today is the one year anniversary of the day the World Health Organization declared *this whole situation* a global pandemic. It’s funny how nothing really changed for me on that day. The kids were already on spring break, so schools closing didn’t affect us for a little while. I was way ahead of everyone who started panic-stocking up on… View Post
I like to cook. Moreover, I’ve gotten pretty dang good at it. I love looking for and trying new recipes. Making food for people and enjoying it with them brings me so much happiness. Food is my actual love language; I don’t care that it’s not on the generally accepted list of options. So when I say that meal planning… View Post