Autumn has passed in such a beautiful and quick manner. Quite suddenly, we are buying turkeys, pinning Christmas shopping ideas, and sailing straight toward a New Year. Fall is my favorite season by far. After the hot Colorado sun of summer, autumn’s 60 degree days and dim morning light always gives me flutters of excitement […]
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One of my favorite months is September. I love its promise of fall and cozy days. This year, September 1st felt nothing like autumn. In fact, it was close to 90 degrees, and we felt like racing right back to the summer swimming pool. Harper and I decided that we would let the calendar inspire […]
So here we are at the unofficial end of summer. Goodbye, August. Hello September. Please bring autumnal weather! I’m ready for you. To be truthful, I am always joyful when the calendar turns over and I get to write “September 1.” I can’t help but dream of apples and pumpkins and boots and scarves. The […]
July 31. Is it true? I think July is particularly special, because it is uninterrupted. In Wisconsin where we recently vacationed, for example, kids are in school until mid-June. Their July is like opening a gift to summer. Around here in Colorado, our June is free, but school begins right around the corner in early […]
How was your weekend? I hope it was simple and nearly perfect. We tried to make the best of this last one of July. Next weekend, I’ll be all-in with back to school brain. I looked at the calendar six times today, just to be sure it was true: there is one week of summer […]
So you’re thinking that Wisconsin is not exactly a desirable destination, right? Like, who goes to Wisconsin on purpose? We do! And you should too! Please, please, please meet Door County, Wisconsin. It is a gem of a place, a throwback to simple beauty, simple activities, and simple joys. And for me, it is like […]
Ahhhh, vacation! A little change of scenery, sweet time with family, good food, and no laundry does a heart and mind good. We just returned from a little getaway back to the midwest. We had the best of times despite the humidity, which we seem to have forgotten about since living in Colorado. Our first […]
You can take the teacher out of school (for the summer), but you can’t take the school out of a teacher. Every so often, I feel the need to tap into my “teacherness” and wave it upon my children. Enter family book day. The idea is that we share a book as a family and […]
Sigh, can you believe we are approaching mid-July already? As a teacher, I can’t help but have my eyes on the calendar. It’s bittersweet, of course. I am already buzzing with back to school ideas, but I want to linger a bit more intentionally these last few weeks – enough to enjoy the smell of […]
I love that life provides all kinds of opportunities to celebrate. Some are big, huge, and life-changing! Yet some things are small and lovely, the reasons that make each day joyful. In our house, June is a happy and full month with much to celebrate. First up, Jameson turned five on June 3. FIVE! He […]
