Today is Buddy’s first day of third grade. And as I wake up this morning in Portland, Oregon, I am missing it. In fact, given the time zone difference, I’ve already missed that moment of him boarding the bus on his way to third grade. I haven’t experienced one of these gut-wrenching working mom guilt […]
Archives for August 2015
It’s My Third Birthday
Has it really been three years (as of tomorrow) since I fretted and sweated about hitting the “publish” button on my first (and very cringeworthy) blog post? It seems like yesterday. And now here I am, about to publish blog post no. 462. Now that puts it into perspective. Like a regular birthday, I enjoy using […]
Our First Visit to Great Wolf Lodge {Review}
Last weekend, we surprised the kids with an overnight to Great Wolf Lodge in Fitchburg, Mass. It was pretty funny, actually. Buddy — who has been asking to go to Great Wolf for ages now — had fallen asleep on the 50 minute drive (we told the kids we were checking on a new place […]
The Final Countdown #StreamTeam
And here we are. One week until the first day of school. Honestly? Buddy NEEDS school. It happens every year during that last week of summer vacation. And it’s not because he doesn’t like school, because he does. Who knows, maybe it’s the culmination of 10 weeks of an upended schedule, but all I know […]
Friday Favorites {8.21.15}
Happy Friday, friends! Who else is as excited for the weekend as I am? We’re surprising the kiddos with a trip to Great Wolf Lodge tomorrow (sshhhh!) — our first time there! (Recap and review to come, of course.) And then I am taking the beginning of next week off to give Buddy a bit […]
I Joined a Local Running Club!
So after a year or so or total Internet stalking, I’ve gone and done it. I joined a local running group. I know this isn’t a big deal for many runners out there, especially many of my fellow running bloggers, but I’ve had cold feet for awhile now. While the club talks about welcoming “runners […]
A to Z Survey
You guys know my love of all things lists and surveys. I’m not shy about it. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I find them entertaining, fun to read and even more fun to write! I saw this A to Z survey recently on a few different blogs and — of course […]