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18 Summers
I recently read or heard a reminder that we only have 18 summers with our children. (Hopefully this isn’t entirely true, since I still vacation with family in the summer. But it resonated with me nonetheless.)While that was percolating in my mind, Matt read something about a father who spent a month traveling with his children every summer, and we both agreed that that sounds so lovely!So I think we will try to go on a 3-week vacation every summer as a family. We will aim for 2019 so we have time to save up for another big international excursion. I have two weeks of vacation in the… Read More -
Camping!
So, camping. I think it was mainly positive! (I’m still working through the calculations in my mind.)
We squeezed this trip into an already-crowded weekend because I wanted to be able to check off our camping goal for 2017. I got home from the Magnolia Makers Market around 2:45pm and then wanted to help Henry process everything. We put away everything, and then we used these manipulative to calculate how much of his money should go to college, his future car, the Elephant Sanctuary, and then to his own wallet. Then he wrote a letter to the Elephant Sanctuary. Next I had to respond to some emergency things related to… Read More -
Meal Prep in 1-2 Hours a Week
You all know I hate cooking and yet value nightly family meals immensely. So I am always trying to hack my way through it!I feel like I am finally almost in a rhythm. Each Sunday, I start meal prep at 3:30pm (with the goal of being totally done by 5pm). It helped to give myself a specific time. Prior to that, I would sort of spend all day Sunday dreading the start of meal prep. Now–not so much!We cook five meals a week at home (and eat out on Friday and Saturday nights). This week we are having:- Mac-n-cheese (homemade, not from a box)
- Enchiladas
- Crispy tacos (yes,
