For our first camping trip of the season we headed up to the White Mountains to stay at Jigger Johnson campground. This is a no reservation campsite along the Kancamagus Highway. This was our first time trying out camping with our new pop up camper. We arrived early and found a fantastic spot. The campsite […]
Our Starcraft Pop Up Camper
Meet Mae. She’s the newest addition to our family, a 2006 Starcraft Pop Up Camper. We named her Mae because we purchased her on a lovely May spring day and she is just so adorable that she needed a sweet, dainty name. Jamie and I started talking about getting a camper of some sort pre-pandemic. […]
She’s back in the bubble…
Anika started kindergarten in the fall. She did well with the change. I had a more difficult time. I’ve been home with her full time since she was born and to say there was a void in her absence would be putting it mildly. Nothing prepared me for the way I felt the day she […]
Jacob turns 3
Jake turned 3 last week! We celebrated under quarantined conditions but despite the restrictions I think he still had a wonderful day. This year was fun. For the first time he was aware of what having a birthday meant and had adorable expectations for it. These included presents, decorations and a cake. Thankfully, I love […]
Love thy neighbor…from six feet away
When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” -Fred Rogers I stopped watching and reading the news after my children were born. With the hormones and sleep deprivation I found it […]
March Snow
I equally love December and March snow…but for very different reasons. December snow is new and exciting. It’s been months since we’ve seen it and we eagerly welcome it back. I’ve lived in New England my whole life and I still get excited about that first snow of the season. It’s beautiful. It covers the […]
Tips for the Sudden Stay at Home Parent
In the past couple of weeks life has been turned upside down by the coronavirus for everyone. Among the many reasons, include the sudden school closures and transition to remote learning for students. Overnight families lives have drastically changed. Suddenly working parents have been thrust into the position of stay at home parents. While doing […]
Vacation…when things don’t go as planned.
Recently we went on vacation to Folly Beach, South Carolina. We had a wonderful time but I can say with 100 percent certainty things definitely didn’t go as planned. There were several moments of disappointment scattered throughout. Nothing horrible and it was all definitely first world problem nuisances. As I look back on these moments […]
South Carolina (Folly Beach) Trip 2020
We first discovered Folly Beach when Anika was just about to turn three and I was quite pregnant with Jake. On a whim, we took a final trip as a family of three to Charleston, South Carolina. It had been on our list of places to visit for a while and checked all the boxes […]
My laundry system
I’ve known for sometime the laundry situation in our home was a bit out of control. I can’t even blame it on having kids. Even in my pre baby days the laundry was chaos. Often my strategy to put the clothing away was to dump it in the master bedroom closet on the floor. I’d […]