Since March, outings have been limited. That means this family of 6 has spent an awful lot of time together. Before the shut down, getting the kids to sit still during a movie was close to impossible. Too many other options were available. Things have changed a bit, and family movie night has become a … Read more
Birthdays are big around here, but this year has been odd for our three littles. Both Flash and Diva have had to have their birthdays with just the six of us (plus grandparents who happen to live right next door). Thankfully, many of our friends and family were willing to send birthday cards to make … Read more
This past fall, I started back to full time out of the house work for the first time in over 8 years. I’d quit face-to-face teaching to stay at home when we were having our second child. After he was born, we had two more in pretty quick succession and built our own personal army … Read more
Growing up, I always loved basketball. My dad loved it and always had it on the TV. He’d even do that typical dad thing and fall asleep but quickly wake up if we tried to change the channel. The first time I ever saw the Harlem Globetrotters on TV, I thought they were super cool. … Read more
Wednesday, November 13, is World Kindness Day. Something I try to instill in my children and the children I have in my classroom is that it doesn’t take too much to be nice to someone and to treat them with kindness. Problem is, not everyone treats everyone nicely, and not everyone follows the golden rule. … Read more
It’s not the first time I’ve said it: my family loves fall. Fall ushers in, for us, all of our favorite festivities, decor, and general feeling of happiness. As our kids are growing older, we’re establishing more and more traditions and finding we can actually do more as a family than we ever did (or … Read more
Last month, in quite the whirlwind of events, I returned to full time out-of-the-house work for the first time in 8 years. While Math Man and I had been discussing the possibility of me returning, we didn’t realize it twould happen so soon. But, here we are, and things in our house had to change. … Read more
A few years ago, Math Man embarked on the journey of building our kids a playground. The one we already had was old and falling apart. He decided that with four of them trying to play — one who was nearing teenage years — it would be much safer to build anew. He was totally … Read more
We’re nearing another school year’s end, and things here are ramping up for crazy, busy, and fun. Math Man and I have found ourselves finally sitting down after the kids have gone to bed and taking a deep breath before figuring out how the next day or next few days will go. I call it … Read more
We moved in to our house a little over two years ago, and since then we’ve been working on the landscaping and other elements of the property. I’ve shared already how Math Man created an awesome playground for the kids with some inspiration from Pinterest but mostly his own skilled craftsman brain and a desire … Read more