short musings and podcast transcripts
Every so often, at a school or sports event, I will look out at the sea of kids and realize the rare privilege we have. We are connected because we occupy one speck of a dot on a map and we are raising our kids in this speck, at this time. We’ve watched this batch…
As we get ready for Brian to start middle school, I find myself totally overwhelmed. Twelve-going-on-thirteen is a rollercoaster. Sometimes my son is incredibly annoyed by every member of our family (mostly me) and is steadfastly stubborn in his belief that everyone else is living a life much better and grander than his own. At other times,…
I have taken my kids to swim lessons at a local college for years and have always loved this program. They swim for a half hour each day for two weeks, learning new skills quickly. This has been an odd Summer since one of my kids is away at camp and this is the first swim…