Ivy's team was partway to their soccer game when the bus turned around. Storms were forecast so the game was cancelled! Eric was halfwa...

I'm attaching this large embroidered applique with invisible thread. I discovered that it's so much easier to do outdoors--I can act...

For months, the toilet in the kid's bathroom has been plugging. Every. Single. Time. It started when our house was being rented. My m...

Dramatic thunder and lightning, pouring rain on and off today. Lots of meetings with HVAC companies to get quotes for heating and cooling ...

There are a lot of things messed up about the USA. But customer service is great. I bought a hammock & stand for our backyard, and i...

It's hard to wrap my head around school already being started! And all 3 kids have soccer practice right after school, so they don't...

I love Midwestern rainstorms! Dark skies, thunder and lightning, rivers of rain going down the streets.   I had grand plans to weed the gar...

I haven't gone this long between journaling since well before Covid! Life has been busy with our trans-Atlantic migration, family reunio...

Life has accelerated, between the kids finishing school, nonstop guests, nonstop illness in at least one member of the family at any given t...

My roommate from my 5-month study abroad in Jerusalem came and visited with her husband and 17-year-old daughter. I hadn't seen her sin...

I've been off the radar for the past few weeks between running a breech retreat, then a breech workshop, then getting on an airplane and...

Eric and Inga left early this morning for an all-day tournament in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat . Eric came back mid-day to bring Ivy to her game i...

My violin's fingerboard is touching the body of the violin, which is not good! I don't know how long it's been doing it, but th...

My brother leaves tomorrow...our local ice cream shop will miss him. I don't even know how many times he's taken the family out for...

We had a huge thunderstorm roll through this afternoon, making it feel like late evening. I love hearing the rain and thunder with the wind...

Ivy left this morning for a week-long trip in the mountains with her school class. It's called "classe verte" (green class)....

Inga and Eric came back from Poland yesterday, only to turn around straight from the airport and head to another soccer game! Ivy joined Ing...

Morning run-swim with my brother, Zari, and Dio. My brother said, "During the run I was hating my life but now I'm loving my life...

Morning run-swim with Zari and my brother...a good workday (mostly video editing)...cooked fajitas for dinner...dessert was patisseries from...

Eric is in Poland so he can watch the 2 friendly games on Tuesday and Friday. Due to the flight schedule of the really cheap direct flights,...

Inga is having a great time at the U16 soccer camp. The girls are "next level" and she has already made great friends with the fra...

I had meetings from 8-10:15 pm tonight! Glad to off the computer. I went running today since I missed going yesterday. Inga did her oral...