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5 on a Wednesday: Because Why Not . . .

1- This music (Manu Delgado + Max ZT, Deuce) is soooo soothing. 2- Loved this post about parenting middle schoolers from Brittany. One thing I never understood about parenting (until doing it) is that parents are basically . . . making it up. Doing…

February 25, 2026
Travel

Re-Entry: (Mostly) Stuck the Landing!

Many of you know I have struggled with re-entry on prior trips. Major causes include: I am happy to report that somehow this particular re-entry felt much easier than usual! We arrived home by dinnertime on Saturday, which meant a full night of sleep…

February 24, 2026
Best Laid Plans

Ep #291: Planner Peace & More in a Family of 8!

Jessica lives in California with her husband and is a mother of 6! In today’s episode, she shares her own detailed planned peace, discussing how she keeps things organized in such a large and active household. Apps/topics mentioned: You can find Jessica on Instagram…

February 23, 2026
Travel

PHL Dispatch #3: Ski Day at Blue Mountain AND C = 12!

We left off at the Blue Mountain Lodge on Wednesday, where J/C were snowboarding while I hung out with A & G. As it turns out, C ended up preferring skiing (probably because he is already a pretty decent skier and with snowboarding he…

February 20, 2026
Travel

PHL Dispatch #2: Cheesesteaks + Chill

We are now on day 4 of the trip and I have to say it’s been a pretty relaxing (chill) one so far — which is a good thing. We had planned to ski two days in the Poconos but certain kids were asking…

February 18, 2026
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PHL Travel Dispatch #1

Debi Tirar Mas Fotos (as Bad Bunny has reminded us)! I don’t have enough from this trip so far, gotta get on that! But things have been great! We left early (like, left our house at 4:30) and everything was pretty seamless, except that…

February 17, 2026
Travel Weekend

If only we were packed . . .

Feeling happy this morning! I went to the “test out for level 2” class at Club Pilates, and got the go-ahead to move up! I also got some useful tips about things I need to work on (spinal alignment etc), but the instructor said…

February 14, 2026
Weekend

5 on a Friday: Morning Drama + V-Day tidbits

After a totally uneventful procedure yesterday, I had a run of (SLOW) VT this morning. It was an uneventful morning until I felt weird chest/neck sensations while showering, came out and put my watch on, and saw this: Our nanny was still here (she…

February 13, 2026