Mountain scene sideways

April 9, 2019 By Jodi

A Trick to Making Vacation More Pleasurable

January 24, 2017 By Jodi 5 Comments

Last winter we went to Portugal for a month. We stayed in a lovely town outside of Lisbon and we found a Swedish school, where we sent August a couple days per week. Some days James and I took turns taking care of the boys so that the other could put in a few hours of work (I...

Making Hard Parenting Choices (i.e. Preparing for Another Big Change)

November 27, 2017 By Jodi 5 Comments

Although we're finally settling into a new rhythm and set of routines, we're preparing for some significant changes come January. Because we haven't had enough life-shattering change in the last few months...

Some Thoughts on the Postpartum Period

March 10, 2017 By Jodi 13 Comments

Little Bing-Bong is ten days old today. We've been home for eight of those, adjusting to life as a new family of five—mostly this means adjusting to being the mother of a newborn again. I was inspired by this post on one of my favorite blogs, Reading My Tea Leaves, to share with you what this...

Why I Don't Tell My Kids to Smile For Pictures

August 1, 2016 By Jodi 8 Comments

Since my older son's birth, I've kept a blog for family and friends where I try to share a few photos of the kids every day. Like most parents these days, I've taken thousands of photos of my kids - at least. But there's one thing I do differently.

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