Sometimes you just make them do it
Last night my friend Jeanie came over and we watched the movie “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.” My twins, who are almost 18 years old, and my son Gus, 12, joined us even though it was a school night. Jeanie, my daughter and I were originally going to go out to the...
It takes a Village
Gracie came over last night to see my daughter who is home from Germany. Gracie is the neighborhood Baker’s daughter who grew up with my kids and was like a second daughter to me. She came to our Easter egg hunts over the years as well as my kids’ birthday parties and...
Our family helps others – Day 1
The other day, my 17-year-old son Mickael Josef told me that he is picking up his friend Will for soccer practice. His friend lives two and a half miles away. Soccer practice was a half a mile away. It did not make sense to me that he would drive that far to pick up a...
31 Days of Finding your Parenting Philosophy
I’ve been reluctant to do the official #Write31Days Blogging challenge because I cannot figure out how to create that button thingy. Or, at least that is what my excuse has been. I did my own month long blog writing challenge this past summer and then promised myself...
“Mom, I’m just chillin’ for a minute”
One of my twins was on the couch after school yesterday, playing some game on his phone. Whenever my kids are on their phones, I get all uptight and worried that they are losing brain mass and not being productive and there is work to be done around the house,...
When your kids don’t use their phone at a restaurant. . .
We were on the first leg of our summer road trip to Idaho via the Wallowa’s and stopped for our traditional breakfast at Cousins in The Dalles, about a two-hour drive from our home in Portland. I had announced to the kids before we left, that this would be an...
Back-to-school Shopping is about more than the Checklist
It’s been back to school for many families for a week or two while others started the traditional day after Labor Day, like we used to do in my kids’ school district. This year my kids started for the first time before Labor Day. And, as is a tradition, we did our...
Canal Acres Nature Park is destination of 8th Outdoor Adventure with Kids – Summer 2015
Canal Acres Nature Park in our next door city, Lake Oswego, was the destination for our 8th Outdoor Adventure with Kids this summer. The 31 acres that make up Canal Acres are found across the road from Bryant Woods Nature Park, which we had visited a couple of years...
3-Creeks Natural Area – No. 7 Outdoor Adventure with Kids Summer 2015
We were googling on my I-phone, searching for natural, wildlife areas when we stumbled upon this 3-Creeks Natural Area. You had me at “Rare White Oaks,” which made me think of my own City’s White Oak Savanna, which was preserved through the blood, sweat and toil of...
Exploring The Wallowas is No. 6 Outdoor Adventure with Kids – Summer 2015
For our Number Six Outdoor Adventure with Kids we traveled a bit farther into Eastern Oregon to the Wallowa's, which are considered one of the 7 Wonders of Oregon. We stopped on the way in The Dalles, two hours from Portland, and ate at Cousins restaurant. We had...
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