A life through leftovers

Something happens along the way with kids. You’re already accustomed to putting them first in so many areas: when you sleep, when you wake, when you use the bathroom independently (if you’re lucky) comes back to them. And that’s OK. So too is planning a certain amount of things based on them: what they enjoy, …

What to do when the sun sticks around

We had rain today. Big sheets of rain around lunch time. That was OK for us, we were inside. Early afternoon, while out, there were still shallow puddles to splash in. And the sun was coming out again. We set out with cardigans; by the time we got to the park, mid afternoon, we ditched …