Tag: Walk

First, thank you to those of you who reached out during my little blogging break. I was overwhelmed by your emails, comments, and phone calls checking on me- though I certainly didn’t mean to cause any alarm! You know, sometimes it’s just good to step back for a few days, take the pressure off, and … Continue reading “Weekend Shenanigans: Back in the Saddle”

Though it rained for most of the weekend, two little boys clearly started feeling better (the antibiotics kicked in by Friday evening), sleeping better, and acting happier. Between rainfall, we spent every dry moment outdoors in 60-degree weather. We took a nice afternoon walk to the Loop for a shared smoothie and some sunshine on … Continue reading “Weekend Shenanigans”

Last Thursday, we got a pretty good amount of snow. Enough to close the boys’ preschool on Thursday and need to shovel the car out the next morning. It was strange snow; the kind that falls in huge chunks and looks like fluffy cotton suspended in the air, followed by sleet and freezing rain which … Continue reading “Weekend Shenanigans: The Perfect Snow”

***Thank you for all of your kind emails, comments, phone calls, etc. about Friday’s post. I was so back-and-forth about posting the story, but I’m glad I did. Sure, many people probably judged me, but I think sometimes the most interesting conversations and debates can come from putting your story out there, even when it … Continue reading “Weekend Shenanigans: Walk in the Woods”

Despite (or maybe because of?) a hitch early in the weekend (literally 30 minutes after Andrew left for the airport I found myself stranded in the parking lot of Winslow’s Home with a car that wouldn’t start and a couple of boys who needed to be dropped off at preschool in 10 minutes)… the boys … Continue reading “Weekend Shenanigans”