To honor Lachlan and Grandfather, we decided to plant a tree in our yard. The boys and I went to a garden center and after much perusing, selected a plum tree, along with a few bushes to plant around it and our willow. The boys were thrilled to observe the singularly novel act of Daddy driving our…
Checking In!
It’s been nearly a month! We’re still here, still doing just fine, just very busy of late. I have a number of draft posts that I started but never got the chance to finish. Liam had a birthday, we planted a tree, we’ve had a couple of Blue Apron meals, my youngest sister and her…
Saturday Early Morning Meal Planning
I had the strangest dreams last night. I was helping a laboring woman get to the hospital – and then suddenly she shrunk and was inside a chicken egg I carried, and she birthed a miniscule baby along with a gush of yellow egg yolk. I could not fish the baby out of the yolk…
School’s Out For Summer
Yesterday was the boys’ last day of school – it ended a week of mid-day parties and awards ceremonies and parades, all the Last Week of School pomp and circumstance. At his awards ceremony earlier in the week, Jack received the A/B honor roll and a character award. He grinned bashfully when his name was…
Recovery
I have my feet up, after making a turkey sausage/green pepper/onion lasagna plus a batch of cauliflower chowder. Both are chilling in the fridge, ready to be re-heated for the week’s dinners. All of the boys have had lunch, and the big boys are watching tv in the other room. The baby is upstairs in…