Sister Serendip

Dude, is this really only the first full week of school for all three home kids? Seems hard to believe considering we've already had: 1....

For any of those trying to keep track . . .  here's an update on the kids' ages & stages, youngest to oldest: 1. The baby of the...

We're approaching the end of the school year which means it's final exam time! How good are you at Mom Math?  ( I do usually try to ...

I won't ever feel comfortable using the term "post-pandemic" since I've been burned before thinking this might be over. I ...

1.  I already accidentally missed the High School's Back to School Night this year, and . . . 2.  The announcements about COVID cases at...

Well, friends, I set some goals for myself for once the children got back to school. They were almost like resolutions for the new (school) ...

In what is feeling very on-brand for the current era, the first day of school was canceled. THE FIRST DAY! Not just any first day, but the f...

We're almost one week into being a household of "only" three children living here. Not an empty nest, just a roomier one. I cr...

  What’s that word to explain when you’re simultaneously feeling thrilled for your kids’ opportunities but sad because they’re growing up an...

I had some scattered ideas for this week’s list but couldn’t find the theme at first. I thought about it some more and realized they are all...

. . .  at least from Mom's point of view. 1.  Now that school has started, the children that have been waking up before 7 am for the maj...

Just like everyone else, our back-to-school checklist looks a lot different this year. Since none of our kids are going to school in person ...

Hey friends . . . that escalated quickly, huh? How’s everyone doing out there adjusting to our collective new isolated reality? My family h...

When my daughter made her college decision last spring, I sought out the Facebook page that had been created for parents of freshmen that w...

The fourth grade family tree project can be tricky. Not for our first two kids, but they are ours biologically and so this sort of project ...

Well, I was right. It was exponentially harder . . . but to my surprise, getting my firstborn off to college actually has had a lot of s...

This is my 4th year working as a tour guide and workshop leader (that means I get to do things like dress in costume and make candles...