Category: Motherhood

So far, summer break has been equal parts exhausting and loads of fun. Summertime is funny. One hour can be relaxing and heartwarming, all that family time and love and togetherness, while the next hour is full of screaming and crying and attempts to reason with/teach manners to a crazy wild beast.  I love having … Continue reading “Trampoline + Sprinkler”

It’s officially summer break (for us, anyway), and this weekend kicked it off in the best way — but not before going through a bit of emotional turmoil. After a really rough few of weeks with Andrew in and out of town (and mostly out of town), the boys and I were all pretty tuckered … Continue reading “Weekend Shenanigans”

The exhaustion pours from her in waves; I can feel them wash over me just watching her move. Her body, impossibly thin, propelled forward as though the grass is deep, dry sand. Honey. Molasses. Quicksand. Each footstep a visible effort — she walks across the school grounds as though she were tackling her 73rd mile, … Continue reading “Mother”

Happy Mother’s Day! I found this link on one of my favorite blogs — A Cup of Jo, and thought it would be fun for Mother’s Day for Andrew to ask our boys their candid answers to “23 Questions about Mummy.”  I was nervous about some of them, but here is what they said: What … Continue reading “23-Question Mama Challenge”

“There is no description, no image in any book that is capable of replacing the sight of real trees, and all of the life to be found around them in a real forest.”   — Maria Montessori When Milo got into the car last week soaked from the chest down and barefoot, carrying his dripping … Continue reading “Montessori-Inspired: The Thrill of the Unexpected”