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Zen and the Art of Winter Dressing

Oh, has it ever been a l-o-n-g winter

After being buried for many winters in Boston and now in the frozen north of Michigan we have developed a few survival skills.  Most importantly, Zen and the Art of Winter Dressing.  As so many preschool teachers can attest, wrangling 20 wily wiggly little kids to get them outside in the 20 degree weather 2 or 3 times a day is enough to lead to an early retirement.  Thank god we have teachers.  So it goes something like this:  Snow pants before boots.  Boots before the coat.  Coat before the hat.  Hat before the mittens.  Say it with me.  Pants. Boots. Coat. Hat. Mittens.  Pants. Boots. Coat. Hat. Mittens. Pants, boots, coat, hat, mittens.

oooops.  That should be BATHROOM.  Pants, boots, coat, hat, mittens…..

life in grand rapids

Rituals of Camaraderie

A cup of love will solve any problem. :)

starting every day with a cup of tea

 

marla carter

This is so cute, i actually left reader to comment! Absolutely adorable!!

When I was a kid…

When my kids are adults they won’t be lying when they tell their own children they had to walk a mile to school.   in a foot of snow.   uphill both ways.

poor kid walking to school in the snow

Miles of books

“She sounds like someone who spends a lot of time in libraries, which are the best sorts of people.”

"did you read the one about...?"

Lunch Date Cameron-Style

Sometimes you just have to get out of the house and you have to go eat pub food with a kid.  Mom and son dates are pretty cool, especially with such a cool kid.

who's cuter than you?