Month: June 2018

You can do it all by yourself.

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I am so impressed with this little girl (all the time)!! She has been asking to make banana bread from a recipe she found in The Little Big Book for Moms, and today she did it! This is a failing of mine, but when my kids have previously asked to help in the kitchen, I have said no. Cooking isn’t my strength, so I struggle even more managing little hands and feet in the space. Today, I said, “Yes, you can do it all by yourself. Let me know if you need help.” And she did it all by herself! Continue Reading …

Tuzigoot National Monument and Sedona

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I think we broke our internal clocks at Grand Canyon. Or maybe we passed through the Arizona vortex and that did it. All I know is that 11:21 p.m. last night, when we rolled in from the day trip to Tuzigoot National Monument and Sedona, it occurred to me that we had been at least three hours late for life since our return from that amazingly large hole in the ground. Children were asleep everywhere. No pajamas this time (because we were planning to be home in time for dinner). And even though it was the last time we’d see Continue Reading …

A Grand Adventure

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Each time we tried to discuss our ambitious plans to take the day trip, our brains froze. We truly got no further than “put them in the RV, have lots of food and water, and follow the navigation.” Tim and I brought our family to Scottsdale to see our dear friends, Julie and Aron, who had just moved here. Our visit had been set for a while; the whole RV plan was truly last minute, but transformed the entire journey from Trip to Adventure, and yesterday was no different. So without a set idea of where we’d stop for gas Continue Reading …