As we step into a new year, we’re continuing a tradition that has quietly shaped our family overtime, choosing a word to guide us forward. When we look back, each word we’ve chosen has arrived exactly when we needed it. They haven’t existed in isolation, they’ve acted like steppingstones each one preparing us for the … Continue reading Our 2026 Word of the Year: Rooted
Tonight is the Deep Dark, the vigil, the holding…the pause before the turn. Out here on the prairie, where winter stretches wide and still, after a tumultuous couple of days of snow storms that reminded us of the ups and downs within each season and cycle, I’m sitting with the quiet and the long cold … Continue reading The Pause Before The Turn
🐿️ I have to tell you about this mischievous squirrel who the kids and I call Archie… There are always animals in our yard who entertain us. The rabbits and squirrel who frequently chill and play in my yard have been a great source of entertainment, in particular this year. Many a day, Shimon laughs … Continue reading 🐿️Let Me Tell You About a Squirrel I Know..
We played Blokus for the first time and it was such a hit! The rules were simple enough to learn quickly, but the strategy kept everyone on their toes. The boys caught on right away….Bashi was especially ruthless cutting us parents off at every corner! We even had to kind of band together at one … Continue reading Family Game Night Pick: Blokus
today the sky remembered how to quiet me. each drop a soft forgetting.. of errands, of headlines, of worries, of whatever i thought was urgent. the window hums with it. the world hushes. i breathe slower. i moved to the front door and open it. a hand outstretched, i let the rain greet my skin, … Continue reading Rain Ritual
Every year, June comes around and makes me pause for a second. Not in a big, dramatic way- just enough to ask myself, “Am I being real with who I am? Or am I just trying to be someone who makes sense to everyone else?” Most of us learn pretty early how to read a … Continue reading What Pride Means to Me 🌈
𝐼 𝒸𝒶𝓃 𝒷𝑒 𝒶 𝓁𝑜𝓉.. 𝓉𝑜𝑜 𝓂𝓊𝒸𝒽 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓈𝑜𝓂𝑒. I overshare, I have big feelings, I overthink replay and analyze everything. I can be blunt and too direct. I show my cards more than I should.I often care and let it affect me more than I should.I often share more than I should.And sometimes I … Continue reading 𝐼 𝒸𝒶𝓃 𝒷𝑒 𝒶 𝓁𝑜𝓉 🧱
We recently played Monkey Palace as a family and it went pretty well overall. It’s one that Xander had seen while we were browsing at Chapters a while back and he had put it on his wishlist. He was stoked to actually end up getting it for his birthday last month, so it was exciting … Continue reading Building More Than Palaces in Monkey Palace
OK, so big moment over here. The Nintendo Switch 2 came out today. Xander has been waiting for this one..like, counting-down-the-days level excited. When he heard that it was coming out, Shimon and I made him a deal: if he saved up half the cost, we cover the rest. After his birthday, he had his … Continue reading The Switch 2 Is Here (and So Is Mario Kart Madness) 🍄 🚘 🎮
This week has felt like a lot. But in the midst of it, dandelions brought me comfort. My kids have always loved them..those bright little burst of yellow across our lawn, marking the return of spring. They used to gather them into tiny bouquets just like I used to when I was little for my … Continue reading Dandelion Ghosts
Our Prairie Fable 