Author: Mia

  • Wolf Pack

    Wolf Pack

    This summer’s been a weird one, with limitations on where, when, and how we can travel, but I think our family’s done a fine job of adventuring within the metes of those restrictions and storing up a whole host of fun memories despite them. Together with our extended family, we recently zipped up to the…

  • Girls’ Getaway

    Girls’ Getaway

    Recently I was grateful to sneak away for an adventure and rest-filled girls’ trip to Central Oregon with Handsome Husband’s sister and mother. At the suggestion of my youngest brother who once worked there as a poolside waiter, we stayed at Pronghorn Resort; and even though we might’ve been the only non-golfing patrons present, we…

  • Level Up

    Level Up

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    We had the simplest, Covid-compliant birthday celebration for Little Man recently. He turned eight, and (like pretty much every boy his age) all he wanted to do to celebrate was eat pizza and play video games. Sporting masks, we zipped over to a nearby pizza parlor/arcade for the easiest birthday party ever– just grateful they…

  • Ode to a Handyman

    Ode to a Handyman

    Back in late February, right before a certain nefarious virus began altering our way of life, Handsome Husband bought our family a beautiful fixer-upper. A comfortable abode of the same vintage as our partnership (c. 1997, thankyouverymuch), it had great bones but was overdue for some tender loving care. Husband stepped up to the plate,…

  • Parks & Rec

    Parks & Rec

    Recently, Thoughtful Husband rented a recreational vehicle to tour some nearby state parks.  It was actually for my birthday– and what a lovely gift it was to adventure together in comfort. I found it endearingly Freudian that Tech-obsessed Little Man kept referring to it as a “VR” instead of an “RV.”  We loaded up and…

  • The Big Easy

    The Big Easy

    When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. My mom is the best at this. After her work conference was canceled due to COVID constraints, my generous mother kept her reservation to New Orleans and toted my much older sister & me along for a whirlwind girls’ trip. Sporting medical masks and matching Mardi Gras-themed outfits,…

  • Kids Incorporated

    Kids Incorporated

    June is always a whirlwind in our neck of the woods, and this one’s been no exception… but in the midst of all of the hullabaloo, my kids wrapped their Freshman, 7th, and 2nd-grade school years. As per our usual, we’ll maintain a rhythm of light study through Summer, for the sake of momentum, but…

  • The Princess Bride

    The Princess Bride

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    My beautiful baby sister got hitched over the weekend. Ever since she was little she’s loved all things girlie and is 100% a princess. Though, in all fairness, she’s a princess that also shoots guns, goes “mudding”, and works her tail off– don’t misunderstand. After enjoying the film again recently, I’ve taken to calling her…

  • Golden Girl

    Golden Girl

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    Center Sister celebrated her Golden Birthday over the weekend– she turned thirteen on the thirteenth and officially became a teenager. We hosted a simple outdoor movie night (in the garage, due to intermitent rain showers) and a few of her pals stayed the night. After social distancing for so long it was a blessing to…