The HPs have been busy. Or rather, the adult HPs have been like tourbillons (pardon the French–I miss using that word) while the kids have been having an extremely light school load (which they will need to make up for soon!). After Breeze’s Soapy Booper handmade soap business that helped keep us afloat last Christmas, […]
Archives for April 2019
Box Day!
April 22, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Nothing excites us HP girls as much as Box Day. Although if you ask The Hubby, we girls are extremely excitable, so it would be more apt to say that Box Days is one of numerous things that make us giddy and hyper and all chirpy. Homeschoolers will most likely know what Box Day is, […]
Now That You’re 12…The Hunger Games vs The Giver
April 6, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Raine recently turned 12, and is, as she keeps telling me, an ‘unofficial teenager’ because she is already ‘two-teen.’ In return, I keep telling her that with greater age comes greater responsibility. Cue mom’s maniacal laugh, and kilometer-long chore lists appearing out of thin air, gently floating down and settling on Raine’s head, magically obliging […]
Dear Co-Parent
April 4, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Dear Co-Parent, Thank you so much for asking us to join your kid’s birthday party. My own kids are delighted—they love being considered friends worthy enough of inviting. We all know how, due to budget constraints, you may have to set a limit to the number of guests, and really, we’re thrilled to have made […]
