April 16, 2018

Jeremy had an evening obligation, and I decided it was the perfect opportunity to get my library loft pulled together. We are moving from building 11 to building 53 at work. This makes the 4th move I’ve made in about 6 years. Needless to say, I’m sick of moving so many books. And my dream for the loft has always been a cozy space for finding quiet to read or craft. Since we moved into the house nearly 2 years ago, this space has been a dumping ground for laundry. I still don’t have a great system in place for that, but I do have a library underneath it all.

Once Mommy brought in all her books from the car and stuffed the shelves to the gills, Selah June needed to bring her books upstairs too and needed a dedicated spot for her library. She’s a tremendous little helper.

April 13, 2018

SJ is really into sleepovers at the moment. When both of us have to be out of town at the same time, she stays at Jessica’s, Grammy’s, or Nana’s house. And just lately Jessica and Jeremy developed a plan to trade off sleepovers on a somewhat regular basis to give the adults some quality time together. The result has been that Selah June wants to have family sleepovers every night in our living room while we all watch tv together.

“Family sleepover” means that we pile all of the pillows and blankets we can find on the floor for hours of snuggling and movies. There’s nothing like lying on a tile floor to make you exceptionally aware of how old you are.

May 1, 2018

The spring semester is finally wrapping up, and the weather is exceptionally beautiful. Selah June loves being outside, and Jeremy thinks that wearing her out a little bit after school in the late afternoon makes for a better evening for all of us. If she has a bit of adventure, she feels content to eat dinner, do bath time, snuggle and watch tv, and settle down for bedtime. So I decided to plan a week full of surprise adventures.

This is one of SJ’s new favorite spots. Jeremy doesn’t really like the beach, but she loves the water. So he took her one time to Bay Bluffs, and she fell in love. It’s now our “surprise beach” because you can’t see it from the road and have to walk through the woods and across the railroad tracks to access it.

It’s best feature is that it’s only 10 minutes from our house…the perfect distance for a post-work/school family adventure.