One of the funny things about living in a tourist area is that, because you live there, it’s easy to put off doing the tourist activities indefinitely. You can always do it later, the thinking goes, so sometimes you end up waiting perhaps for years for the ideal time. In Chicago, this was not entirely […]
Island Life
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Pools of Water
My small people love it when low tide leaves a sandbar and what we call “pools†of water in the sand between the sandbar and the shore. So yesterday, when the boys got home from school, I announced that the pools were back and declared the afternoon a “no homework†afternoon. Usually, they get half an […]
A Weekend in Washington, DC
This last weekend, we spent three days in Washington, DC. The first day, we went on what I’ve dubbed as The Second Coolest Tour Ever of the Capitol building. I’ve given it the second coolest status because I’m thinking that people like spouses of congressional leaders and other world leaders and hey, maybe even Obama […]
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Mothering In A Swimsuit
Yesterday, I was at my salon getting my hair cut and highlighted when somehow the conversation turned to women’s swimsuits. This was actually part two of a conversation that began during my previous appointment. During part one of the conversation, my stylist and I both agreed that trying to be a good mother while on […]
A Few of My Favorite Beachy Things
I love beachy things. I have a friend who has a shop on the mainland right near the bridge to our island. In her shop are all sorts of beach-themed things, things you never knew you desperately wanted. When I grow up, I want to be her. And, I want to move every single thing in her […]
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Mother’s Weekend
Hope everyone had a great Mother’s Day! In a move that has earned him enough brownie points to fill the universe, my middle child came home from school on Friday and announced that it was going to be Mother’s Weekend. Okay, so I was obviously game. Therefore, after a family meeting, we decided to spend […]