The rhythm of life with school aged children took hold this week. We started easy with a Meet the Teacher night, then went full bore on Monday. And it was terrific, for all three of us. The girls love their teachers. I love their teachers. The girls love their friends. I love the silence. It […]
The last week before back to school. The last week to savor the slow pace of summer. The last week to loosen the rules a hair. The last week to play outside at sunset. And the week we hit the five month mark since Dad deployed. Week 22, August 12 through 18, 2016. 08.12.16 | […]
A full week of sun, sand and surf. And a bit of alligator watching at my dad’s house in the panhandle of Florida. This trip felt full of all the good things of summer. Indulgent meals, ice cream shop visits, lazy mornings, sandy toes, extra freckles and time spent with family. Week 21, August 05 […]
We finished all camps and lessons and scheduled activities this week and jetted off to Florida to bake in the sunshine with my Mom. To me, this is the week summer vacation started. True vacation. Where you leave your own house and go somewhere new. Shake up the routine, have no schedule and relax. And […]
After playing tourist along with Rey, we said goodbye and then hibernated for a day of recovery. And picked right back up on summer camps and summer traditions and summer fun. Week 19, July 22 through 28, 2016. 07.22.16 | Riding the Tramway Trying to squeeze in the final few sight seeing adventures before Rey’s […]
