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    Summer beginnings

    Low-key weekend for us, so far. Between the Little Mr and I, we’re quite the pair of sickly things. He started a few weeks ago with an ear infection and we thought we were good until earlier this week when he started complaining about the other ear – so, back to the doctor…

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    Book club and the unexpected patio

    Friday night I attended my first book club. My dear friend has been talking about it for a while, and she’s constantly telling me “you need to come with me” so I can meet other people. More specifically, other local moms. I think it’s her way of trying to make…

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    Multitasking

    Yesterday the Mr had a late meeting, so the little one and I some time at home alone. I’ve been seriously lacking some knitting time with all the work I’ve been doing lately, so I took the opportunity to multitask and sit in the rocking chair while he played. I…

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    Recharging

    The weekend took its toll on me, and yesterday and today has been all about recharging. I found myself today wondering if I’m being the adult (and mom) I want to be. The answer was, resoundingly, no. I’m not doing the things I want to do and being the person…

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    Book Swapping

    I did something yesterday that I have never done before – I took a giant bag of books in to Half Price Books to sell. Normally I’ll pare back my books every year or so and donate them to our local library book sale, which is also the same sale…

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    Restless Sunday

    When I awoke this morning I knew exactly what kind of day it would be. Overnight storms carried throughout the night, and the constant drizzle of rain pelting the windows made it all too easy to burrow under the blankets and sleep in (a rare occurrence for us). I’ve heard we…