Sat 8/13
The day after Girl Scout summer camp ended we drove down to CT to visit Grammy. She's moved back to her apartment. There's a hospital bed in her living room and the furniture has been…
Catch up day 8/7
I'm feeling a little guilty that I backed out of a Girl Scout trip to the Isles of Shoals today with Sophia. Today is the only day in a 12-day stretch that I am not…
Girl Scout camp
This is my second year working a paid job at a summer camp. I've volunteered at Cub Scout day camp for 3 years, and last year took a paid position at the Girl Scout camp.…
Mom is going home!
Last weekend was our last visit to the Westview Healthcare Center. While I don't have a lot of experience with rehabilitation hospitals and nursing homes, this place was great! The staff was just so phenomenal.…
Candles
Last weekend we made candles. Jacob really wanted to make them, and I wanted to experiment with some of my essential oils. The past 2 weeks I've been enjoying Oil Camp. It was a 2-week…
Catching up
The problem with getting busy is, well, I get really busy. And I get behind on things I enjoy doing. As much as this is just a family journal type of blog. I enjoy doing…
Boy Scout Camp
A few weeks ago Jacob attended his first week at Boy Scout camp. I will honestly admit, we were a little nervous. How would he do? He's never been to overnight camp, just day camp.…
She is going home!
So I haven't specifically posted about my mom in a while. It's been a bit of a roller coaster. Several weeks ago she was so sick. I actually had to feed her her dinner. It…
Gotta love a sign that says “Eat”.
We have discovered a really awesome place to eat when we are down visiting Grammy at the Rehab home. Zip's Diner. It is the quintessential 50's railcar diner. Breakfast served all day, super nice wait…
Crystal Lake
We are super fortunate to have friends with a cottage on Crystal Lake. They offered it to us to use last year during our summer of college touring family vacations. This year I asked if…