*This draft is from a trip we took in October to Fort Walton beach. I started a list of vignettes – it was such a charming trip, so much wildlife. Thanksgiving update to follow! The water was clear, shallow – yards out, we were still ankle deep. It was as clear as any tropical destination…
Nashville Throwback
Back in the first week of August, we headed for the annual summer week at my parents’ house in Nashville. The week prior, the Prof took the kids to his parents’ house for their week there. As I had already spent a week vacation with that side (and vacation time is not easy to come…
Covid and Ida and Masks, Oh My!
I ordered our Christmas cards already (I always order mega early, they’re so much cheaper and it’s one thing off the list), and our tagline is “Covid and Ida and Masks, Oh My!” Which I thought was cute. If we can’t laugh, we’d cry, right? So, like where even to begin, amirite? We came home…
Monday Fun Day
Oh gosh, not really, we’ve had an excellent couple of weeks (most recently in Tennessee) and I am back in the saddle, kids go back to school tomorrow, and I am FULL OF ANGST. We got back from Tennessee yesterday evening, which is not ideal – usually I like to get home one day before…
Saturday Morning Meal Planning
Liam got The Darkest Minds book series for his birthday from my sister, and . . . well, we miss him. He’ll rejoin the family once he’s through them all, I guess. Meanwhile, Craig and I (and the Prof, taking turns) have put in some HOURS at the ball field. He joined Little League in…