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I Need More Friends
Traveling to my grandparents’ 65th wedding anniversary party was a really profound experience on so many different levels. I’ll probably write more blog posts reflecting on various aspects of the experience, but for now I want to talk about building more friendships.
For the anniversary party, my mom and aunt put together an awesome video of excerpts of my grandparents’ home movies. It’s amazing how powerful video is. I want to be sure to capture as much as I can, since this time with my young family is fleeting. For example, I want to forever be able to hear the way Tate says “Henny” instead of Henry.
Watching videos of … Read More
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Travel Games for a 4 Year-Old
Henry and I took a quick trip to Florida to attend my grandparents’ 65th wedding anniversary. I decided that I wanted to get some travel games for the plane. Here’s what we got:- Magnetic tic-tac-toe
- USA map with cling stickers
- BINGO
- Construction setting with cling stickers
- Travel modeling system
- Spirograph
And although it’s not a great game for the airplane, I also bought Hungry, Hungry Hippo because I loved playing that game as a child.It would be so easy to pacify Henry with a screen. He could literally watch some kind of show or movie for several hours in a nearly-comatose state. But I am so worried about all… Read More -
West Texas Adventure
I’ve been trying to wrestle more free time into my life. I’ve been so out of practice with free time that I find myself wondering what to do with myself when I finally get it. My general answer is either: read, swim, or start dreaming and scheming (sometimes I combine the latter two).I’ve been reading some great escape fiction lately (and love this book that I’m currently reading). But I’ve also started planning (so much fun!). My recent plan involves a future vacation. Our school schedule gives us more than a week to travel in the fall, winter, and spring. We’ve got a trip to the Pacific Northwest sitting… Read More
