Somber shopping.
It hit me the other day. My kids did not have formal or dress clothes to attend a funeral. We’re not attending a funeral tomorrow, Grammy is doing a bit better, but we know it…
It’s not Road Rage, but it’s close. Road Ragey.
I have been doing a lot of driving lately and it’s exhausting. 2 hours at a time. I am just not used to sitting still that long. So when someone offers to drive I am…
Swim Lessons
This summer I signed the little kids up for swim lessons at the Pierce Island pool. It’s a deal for Portsmouth residents as lessons are free. For non-residents, the cost was $60 per child. Still,…
Sitting in the van
Sometimes I drop a child off at a program or event and I need to wait until they are done. I do this because if I drove home, I would just need to drive back…
Portsmouth Pride Day
Last Saturday Micaela and I went to Portsmouth Pride Day. We participated in the parade and had super fun. Different organizations were assigned a color for the parade. We were in the red group. Each…
Wentworth orientation
We got up with the sun to drive down to new student orientation. Since we were strongly encouraged to not park on campus, we parked at Malden Center and took the T in. Becca has…
Softball tournament 2016
In the world of 'everything is scheduled on the same day'... Sophia had a softball tournament on the same day as Girl Scout camporee weekend. Proud to say.... Undefeated! Go Green Monsters! As I post…
Camporee 2016
Last year I made the mistake of volunteering for the camporee committee. It was just cabin assignments. This year it morphed into a lot more. I really need to work on saying no. NO! Okay,…
Happy 11th birthday!
In the midst of the end of the school year, family drama, and assorted other things, we had a birthday. Happy 11th Birthday Jacob! Okay, he did not get a Nintendo or other video game.…