This year was our big year of entering the Boston Public School lottery for a pre-kindergarten spot for Roozle. It’s an incredibly frustrating process that ends not so well for lots of families. In our zone, there are lots of really great schools. There aren’t enough...

I love the internet. I really do. Blogs, tweets, instagrammers, all of it. But there’s so much else that I love too, I’ve been struggling to figure it all out. Then I realized that so much of what I love on the internet totally rules and so does all kinds of other awesome stuff...

This morning Roozle woke up begging to not have to go to school. She never gave a reason, but I decided to try to speed up our morning process and take a little adventure before school. Since MCB takes longer than Roozle and I to get ready in the morning, we left quickly and she drove to meet...

Roozle told me that granola is her favorite thing to have for breakfast so I asked her what she thinks my favorite is. Her answer: coffee. She’s right. I don’t eat breakfast. Ever. I don’t like it. It makes me feel a little sick. And I need all the room for all the coffee....

We finally did it. After two years of thinking about it and watching YouTube videos, we got a WeeHoo iGo bike trailer today. I’ve been contemplating a cargo bike for a while, but am ready to let go of that dream. At least for now. They’re too expensive, not the perfect fit, and...

The windows are open. Roozle is in bed. Our day was full. Writing for me, playgrounding for Roozle, lunch out all together, balance biking, a big grocery shop, and ice cream with a friend we haven’t seen in weeks. So good. The best part of a good Saturday is that tomorrow is Sunday! ...

This week ruled. Roozle and I walked to the Latte Store every morning before school. It’s my favorite way to start the day. There was lots of scootering, singing, skipping, racing, and a whole lot of stopping. Getting Roozle to move in a forward direction can sometimes feel impossible....

On Mother’s Day each year, our neighborhood has a little festival at the local arboretum to celebrate the lilacs. We have been going since our first Mother’s Day, when Roozle was just a month old. We aren’t big on holidays, but felt like we couldn’t do nothing on...

We just returned home from our second away vacation with Roozle. Both vacations were very successful, mostly to the credit of a few key items we packed for our trip. Last year, we brought our Kindle Fire with headphones for Roozle to watch a few shows on the plane and on vacation. This year,...

    When Urban Baby Bonnets sent Roozle a hat for vacation, we were so excited! It’s a super cute hat that is light, comfortable, and covers her face completely from the sun. So awesome. So I asked them if they’d be willing to give one away to one of you! They said yes!...

After a long winter, and a not so lovely spring, we are getting a bit anxious for summer here in Boston. I do try to be present in the seasons. To accept the rain with the sun, the wind with the snow, hot nights with the beach days, but this spring… This one is hard. Our winter was...

It’s Mini Mission Monday! I’ve fallen back into the bad habit of drinking too much coffee, iced tea, more coffee, some beer, and totally not enough water. I don’t really like water very much. Unless I am eating sushi, then GIVE ME ALL THE WATER. Maybe I should drink packets...