Mason is celebrating his birthday at camp this year so we scheduled the opposite of a do over. Shall we call it a do ahead? It started with breakfast in bed. Bill’s specialty pancakes, bacon and strawberries were the fare. Then Mason opened presents. Walker surprised him with a book by one of his favorite […]
After the boys departed for camp Sunday morning, I went home and got busy. I had a whole week at home alone. What to do? What to do? I felt compelled to do several loads of laundry, mop the floors and vacuum the house. And then I started to play. I had just completed all […]
It’s mind boggling to see this boy of ours is now 14! He’s grown up so tall and by tall, I mean 5’11 1/8” at the doctor last week. He looks a little sleepy here at breakfast this morning but slow mornings are part and parcel of adolescence now. Right after school we headed to […]
For the second year in a row, Walker wanted to celebrate his birthday at Roppongi with friends. Bill drove the entire crew of boys to the restaurant and I happily followed (alone). We were joined by Jackson, Joseph, Noah, and Ethan. We had a great chef who played up his role which made it all […]
Because Mason celebrated his birthday at camp, we didn’t have an official birthday celebration with his friends. Instead, we invited three to come hang out (in the hammock, no less) and sleep over. We tried to make it as fun as possible. We ordered pizza and they played video games and watched a ton of […]
While Mason was able to wake up under the birthday quilt the day before his birthday, I waited until he got back from camp to take the pictures in front of the hanging quilt.
Monday is Mason’s eleventh birthday and by his choice, he will be away at camp. He loves his birthday and told us, maybe a time or two, that he wanted to have a small early birthday celebration before he left and a larger one when he got back. We started his day with one of […]
I knew my birthday was off to a great start when my family surprised me with breakfast in bed. Being as caught up in the culinary cosmos as we are, they prepared for me a beautiful omelet with fresh spinach and feta, topped with two slices of heirloom tomatoes. On the side were two slices […]
It’s time to celebrate Bill’s birthday, now that he is back and showered after a relaxing weekend spent with the guys. While he was away, Mason baked one of Bill’s favorite desserts, pineapple upside down cake. After cake, it was time for pi. Raspberry Pi, that is. This is a credit card-sized computer that plugs […]
Sh! Don’t tell Bill that today the boys and I had a top secret field trip out to Lynnville, Indiana. What’s in Lynnville, you ask? Bogan’s Bonsai. As soon as we pulled up in front of the house, I knew we were in the right place. Bill has been a long time fan of bonsai […]