Can you believe this! I started my morning with NPR, which got me all riled up. But then after breakfast, we headed to downtown Sac.  And… I can’t even describe the chills and optimism I felt this morning, walking hand in hand with my family, surrounded by thousands of people who want to protect women’s rights. It was peaceful and perfect.  Our presence in Sacramento (and every other sister city who marched that same morning) sent a message.  And while my kids don’t get it yet, when they do, they will be proud to know that I’m doing… Read more >

We spent MLK’s birthday at the California Academy of Sciences.  We have been meaning to go for so long and only finally got around to it. I came home with 200 photos of fish. They were really into it. We all were! He was watching the penguin feeding and ripping Kyle’s skin off with excited gyrations. Sadly, the Planetarium programs were for kids over age 4, so that was a bummer, but there was soooo much else to do it was fine.  The cafeteria looked LEGIT so next time we may eat there.  I got… Read more >

V woke up at 3 am that “morning” so it’s a good thing we had the kids separated.  I tried to ignore her in the hopes that she’d just go back to sleep, but after what seemed like an eternity of listening to her wail, I went out and got her.  She doesn’t snuggle so bringing her into our bed wasn’t an option. Instead I carried her and walked around the separate TV area of the suite hoping she’d fall back asleep or something in my arms.  No luck.  I was a walking zombie though and I… Read more >

Kyle had work on Monday so I took the kids to WF for our last brekkie in West Palm.  Well actually I got breakfast for me.  The kids had odds and ends to finish off.  I planned their food out pretty perfectly.  I’m VERY anti food waste and don’t throw nary a scrap out.  It’s an obsession slash illness, but sometimes it works out for the best when you have no meal planned (and are cheap!) but you do have a dozen little containers with 3 bites of pancakes, or french toast, or yogurt left in each…. Read more >

I don’t have many photos of the kids today because we didn’t do too much.  P had another rough night, so we all had a rough night.  On top of that we were still scrambling with flight changes and hotel reservations. Kyle and I alternated going to the gym in the morning.  The rain had kinda taken a rest so we could have run outside, but it was still dark because that’s how early we were up.  I totally phoned in my work out…don’t tell on me. We got breakfast from the hotel buffet.  I sent Kyle… Read more >