For this year’s birthday trip, we offered Brinlee, Kimball and Sawyer three options: Disneyland again, San Diego or San Francisco. We told them they all had to agree. After a couple of days of negotiations they all came back and said San Francisco. Honestly, we were surprised, but excited. They said they wanted to see …
Type 4 moment: I am an excellent trip planner. I research extensively, prepare a possible agenda (with room and flexibility for needed adjustments), find good places to eat in all the areas we will be in each day, buy tickets in advance for anything that allows it, and document the trip once it is over. …
DYT type 4 moment: The kids were watching The Lego Movie this morning, and I laughed so hard when Will Ferrell is talking to his son about why we don’t alter the Legos from their original design. I’m afraid I’ve had conversations like this with my kids. They weren’t about Legos, but it would be …
I was watching the club night about colors again and this conversation happened: My husband: “So is club night like Fight Club, the first rule about club night is no one talks about club night?” Me: “No, it’s the opposite, we never shut up about it.” Him: “That’s true.” The weather is starting to change, …
Type 4 moment blast from the past: The first time my husband told my he loved me (so romantic), I gave him my most skeptical look and said, “Are you sure?” Not so romantic. Lucky for me he persevered. The warm weather is hanging on, here, and even though it is technically time to start …
Back to school always means a few things around here. It usually means canning. Lots and lots of canning. It means morning rush to get to school, a new routine, back to extracurriculars and readjusting to additional structure. Brinlee, Kimball, Sawyer, and Caisen started piano at the end of July, and they are really enjoying …