Firsts in a House
FAMILY LIVING, Why Did the Tarantula Cross the Road
Why did the tarantula cross the road? Not just to get to the other side. Fall is the time of year when male tarantulas go on a ‘march’ to seek out females. Thank you google. First day of school, 2018. The children struggled to get out of bed. Really struggled. I thought, to help them …
FAMILY LIVING, Please Knook
We have a summer plan: MONDAYS – water day TUESDAYS – library day WEDNESDAYS – visit family day THURSDAYS – explore Utah day FRIDAYS – BYU day This past Monday, though, instead of spending our day at the splash pad or the pool, we spent our “water day” trying to control and then fix a …
FAMILY LIVING, Firsts in a House #41
Costco. We were living in NYC when the first Costco on Manhattan Island opened on 116th Street, in Harlem. (This was before free delivery, kids!) We would lug our double stroller up to Harlem with one child in the front seat, leaving the back seat and basket open for eggs and milk, cheese and ham, …
FAMILY LIVING, Firsts in a House #23
Gardening. When E was 7 years old, living in London, I found her in the front room one morning, reading a book. Confused, she looked up from the page and asked, “Mum? What is ‘MOW THE LAWN‘?” My city-girl had never been introduced to this suburban household-chore. That luxury ended when we landed our family in …