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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 -
Another Review of Instacart
A while back I confessed that I had resorted to doing my grocery shopping online because I was overwhelmed with work and parenting. At the time, the extra expense seemed worth it because I’m still trying to “make a clearing” in my life to fit in everything else.But the reality is it’s actually not more expensive for me to use Instacart. I’m really not sure why. At first I thought they might be tricking me as a way to get me to come back again (since the prices on every item fluctuate). So I tried it again. And again. And again (basically every week since I wrote that… Read More
