It's amazing how shifting from the toddler and preschool days of parenting into the school age days can radically change the way you spend time with your kids. One day it feels like you never do anything without the kids, the next day it feels like you never see them. And even … [Read more...] about Six Divided by Two: Spending One-on-One Time With the Kids
The Family Six
Why I Make Dinner
This post contains affiliate links. Tell me if any of this sounds familiar: It's 4:00 p.m. and you find yourself in the kitchen. You've checked the meal plan, and today's the day you're going to try something new. Now, it's nothing crazy, like mussels in wine sauce or … [Read more...] about Why I Make Dinner
Can You KonMari a Blog?
So many of the bloggers I read from ye olde days of blogging are no longer around, and the truth is that I miss them. I wonder how their families are doing, if their dog still does those crazy things, if they've been on vacation or off to pick apples. And yet in many ways, I've … [Read more...] about Can You KonMari a Blog?
Keep the Expectations Low and the Habitat Zipped.
For his birthday last year, Eli received a praying mantis kit. It came with a handy pop-up viewing habitat, a little book about the praying mantis, and a certificate to mail away for your praying mantis egg case. Being August, and knowing that by the time the little mantis babies … [Read more...] about Keep the Expectations Low and the Habitat Zipped.
It’s (Still) Hard Out Here For the Dads
In honor of Father's Day, I'm bringing back an oldie but a goodie (at least in my mind). I wrote this post about the struggle I imagine this generation of dads who are in the thick of parenting must feel 3 years ago. I had no intentions of republishing it, and in fact had quite … [Read more...] about It’s (Still) Hard Out Here For the Dads