Today, on the longest day of the year, I need to talk about morning & evening routines. Before you rev yourself up with all the “it’s all about consistency” ideas – I KNOW IT IS. But literally the only consistent … Continue reading
We went strawberry picking for Mother’s Day & it was so good for my soul! Prior to 2020, we’d just started to try to make this a Mother’s Day tradition. Last year, 2021, I was still too overwhelmed by the … Continue reading
Coming out of this year of intense parenting seems as good a time as any to revive this blog about parenting. I just reread the last post from 2018 and was reminded how insane that year was. We didn’t get … Continue reading
I’ve been avoiding writing a post. I’ve started and stopped this one about a half dozen times. I was kind of waiting for something really fun to talk about or… I don’t know. The truth is things are feeling like … Continue reading
My second child was born right smack in the middle of football season, so she gets a football reference blog title for her first birthday. Figure she (& I) better just get used to it. Be impressed that I’m even … Continue reading
This summer has been stressful with all kinds of privileged problems. I say privileged because really, I had a great summer with some overarching annoyances, and there are bigger, more serious problems in the world right now which I’m totally … Continue reading
On January 16th, I decided to go all in with the potty training. Can’t remember what all I’ve written here so far regarding it, but we’ve had the little potty out since this past summer. Back then she loved to play … Continue reading
Hope you had a fun and safe holiday season! Christmas with a toddler is pretty fun. This was the first year Libby really got what was going on. She loved the tree and the ornaments and the lights and the presents. … Continue reading
Yeah, lagging behind again. But late is the new normal. …I mean, it was my old normal too, but I think child #2 might be the point where I turn into one of those people that just shows up late … Continue reading
On Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 11:56a, Margaret Elise Reynolds was born. She weighed 7 lbs 1 ounce and measured 19.5 inches and we’re calling her Maggie. She is beautiful and perfect and I’m incredibly thrilled to no longer be … Continue reading
Knew Nothing, New Everything 