It’s great to be back here writing. We survived the two weeks of distance learning, and the boys have now been back in school for a couple weeks. It’s taken me longer than anticipated to get back to blogging because during the time I was with all three boys at home, I gained a new…
As of today, my kids are back to online/at-home school for two full weeks. Maybe longer, depending how Omicron and its effects play out. I found distance learning hard last year when Nate was in preschool all morning and I just had Evan doing first grade. He hated sitting still in front of a…
If you’re ever at home during the day with small or even not-so-small children, this post is for you. Today I’m going to tell you about the most important activity to include in your schedule — quiet time. When Evan, my oldest son, outgrew his afternoon nap, I panicked. I’d quit my job only a…
It’s the MOST…WONDERFUL…TIIIIME of the year! 🎵🎶🎵 For much of December, that sentiment rings true for me. I love belting out holiday tunes, putting up the tree, and decorating the mantle. I love lighting the menorah, having our solstice dance party, and pairing up with my mom to make the best cut-out sugar cookies that…
I’ve felt a bit off kilter this December. It stems from taking the must-do, should-do, could-do, won’t-do (MoSCoW) approach to my holiday preparations this year. Take Christmas cookies, for example. I mentioned in my previous post that, after consulting with Evan and Nate, I moved “bake at least two different types of cookies” from my…
When I pulled out the Christmas mugs this year, I noticed that I seem to have a merry fixation. I bought all the mugs pictured above at separate times, not realizing how similar they were in their take-home message. It got me thinking. Mike and I do PLENTY of things to make the holiday season…
The trees are bare, the temperatures are dropping, and soon the ground will be covered with a blanket of snow. It’s time for some winter hygge ideas to make the season cozy and pleasurable. What is Hygge? The Danish concept of hygge (pronounced hoo-guh) doesn’t have an exact translation in English. In The Little Book…
This week, Minneapolis has been gray and cloudy every day. So often our moods reflect the weather outside; right now, as I gaze out the living room window at flurries and a sky devoid of color, it’s hard not to feel lethargic and blah. That’s why this November, I’m trying to be intentional about bringing…
It is not easy to love Minnesota in the month of November. Outside it’s empty trees, biting wind, gray days with flurries of snow. Late sunrises and early sunsets. We have months of snow and ice in front of us, and it will probably be April before I again feel the sun on my bare…
