This is not an average summer. No camp, no beach, no trips. It was sad at first, but like anything, we adjust. That's how humans are...

Brunch - Warm Cinnamon Buns and Summer Fruit Salad. The crew diligently lined up for their requisite holiday shot. This was take #30 to...

While reading the New York Times today, I discovered that both the piano and roller skates have made big comebacks, since the onset of...

In my post on Monday, I wrote about putting Garin to work on the unremitting photo project, after our recent problems with unauthorized...

Today felt like it was about food. I had put off going to the market as long as I could, so today was judgment day. With COVID-19...

The entire gang joined me on my morning walk this morning. Not my usual solitary recharging time, but they enjoyed getting out. Lots of...

Catherine back at art class for the first time in three and a half months. She was so excited. Only 4 kids per class, temperature...

How can you beat a day where you son says you're the prettiest mommy in the world, your house is filled with the aroma of freshly-baked...

I was passing through the living room today and saw the piles of books on the bottom shelf of my coffee table. I put them there months...

I have decided to trade Mother's Day in for Father's Day. Since I am a single parent, I have my choice. I choose Father's Day. Most of...

I suppose it’s just too much to ask to have two calm days in a row? It was by no means an awful day, as some have been, but I wouldn't...

Could it possibly be a coincidence that these two days collided? Because of my Quarantine Mom status and the deleterious effects that has...

One of the deals I struck with the kids as school was coming to an end and we were discussing the summer, was that it couldn't be all...

Ten months ago, I booked our Summer 2020 summer trip. After our first successful (not to be mistaken with easy) family vacation last...

Today was our first non-school day, nearly three months after being quarantined. It probably should have been more exciting and...

Today was as quiet and uneventful as yesterday was action-packed, Thank goodness. We got up this morning and took a nice late-morning...

It was just ten days ago that I wrote the post, " We are Becoming Downright Boring and I am so Grateful!" That certainly didn't last,...

Yesterday was a challenging day, to say the least. Today was the opposite. We had a lovely day of cooking, swimming, and a minimal...

I have to start this post by saying that I couldn't survive without Sirus XM Radio, quarantine or not. For some people it's coffee, or...

I think we have become downright boring. I am not complaining. After what we have been through over the past ten weeks, trying to adjust...