29
Jul, 2013

With about two weeks to go until we leave this house, there are many, many things I ought to be doing. I am neither a

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22
Jul, 2013

Now that the boys are home again, it’s clear there are certain things I forgot in their absence. Thing number one: NEVER employ the smell

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17
Jul, 2013

Bennett came home from camp one night this week — well, one morning actually. M met his delayed flight at two am. (Flying west during

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9
Jul, 2013

I’m sure all boys don’t come home from camp with a few sticks of melted butter (an award, I gather) and nine wasp bites, but

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4
Jul, 2013

M says I am a self-hating American because I have generally insisted that the one rule we must follow on July 4th is to leave

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30
Jun, 2013

It’s perfectly stunning here. So much so, that we had no choice but to scoop up the girls this morning and head to the pool.

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28
Jun, 2013

While the boys are off at camp (more on that, later), M and I spent a few days in NYC. While there, we headed to

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23
Jun, 2013

I’ve been feeling somewhat guilty all week because I’ve been reading Facebook posts of friends pining for the children away at summer camp and well….

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18
Jun, 2013

When we first moved to town the boys had a preschool teacher who would regularly send home all their creations with a note attached: Parents,

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16
Jun, 2013

I can’t call it a coincidence because I know better, but Bennett leaves for sleep-away camp in a couple of hours and I’ve been doubled

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