Before we moved here, I blew off Chicago winters. Boston typically gets Chicago weather two days later, and since I had lived in the Boston area for nearly 14 years, I had been through many a hard winter. I had the equipment to deal with it. I’d be fine. Then this winter happened.
Looks like a good writing day.
Love it or hate it, every year National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) inspires hundreds of thousands of writers around the world to spend November in an…
It’s the week before Thanksgiving, which means it’s time to start thinking about gifts your kids can make to give to their friends and family this holiday season. I came across this yummy recipe for a hot cocoa mix buried in a comment chain on some random cooking chat board earlier this fall. It makes vats and vats of mix, which means your kids can make enough to give to everybody — even themselves.
The Six-Year-Old has been getting an allowance since she was four. Since starting the allowance, I’ve been surprised by how hard it’s been not to dictate to my daughter how she can spend it. I want her to be a savvy spender, but she’ll never get there if I protect her from making mistakes with her money now, while the consequences are still small.
At my other place (Once upon a Time in Needham), I explore how this photo of a man on a camel taken at the turn of…
Last night, as I was tucking The Six-Year-Old into bed in her new room, she sighed. The Six-Year-Old, sadly: “I want to be home.” Mommyo, curiously:…
Happy day after the 4th, everyone. Our bikes haven’t made it yet to our new home, so our traditional July 4th plan (decorating The Six-Year-Old’s bike…
We’ve landed–not only in Chicago, but as of 11 a.m. yesterday–in our actual condo (we’re renting a place for a year to give ourselves time to…
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