SouleMamatag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1202852020-04-08T09:58:12-04:00family bits of peace, love and craftinessTypePadsilver linings and quilt topstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4ea853ef025d9b4463e8200c2020-04-08T09:58:12-04:002020-04-08T09:58:12-04:00There was a slight shift in my breathing this weekend, as I settled into a few projects here at home. The first few weeks of this whole thing felt like a frantic flurry of activity and anxiety. Getting my boy...SouleMamaYour Schedule for the Daytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4ea853ef025d9b42f52f200c2020-04-03T15:36:38-04:002020-04-03T15:46:45-04:00It's raining here today. Again. There is snow in the forecast for the week ahead. That is NOT helping things and I don't want to talk about it. This morning, the kids were feeling the lag that such grey days...SouleMamaAll the Freaky People (and the teenagers too)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4ea853ef0240a4f7c21a200d2020-04-01T19:20:59-04:002020-04-01T19:29:57-04:00I'm babysitting the Taproot Market plants from Broadturn Farm while the market is closed and everyone on the team is working remotely. I'm doing my best to take care of these plant babies until the day we can reopen the...SouleMamareading the roomtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4ea853ef0240a51b02bc200b2020-03-28T12:07:54-04:002020-03-28T12:07:54-04:00We talk a lot around here about 'reading the room' with the kids. Example: when you walk into a heated conversation between your parents and your older brother about his curfew, maybe don't ask in that very moment if you...SouleMamaHi, friends! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4ea853ef0240a5185488200b2020-03-25T17:11:23-04:002020-03-25T19:34:50-04:00Well, hello there! My goodness, it's been exactly a year (almost to the day) since I wrote here last with a 'goodbye for now' post. And of course, so much has changed in one year's time - the expected changes...SouleMamaSee You Soon!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4ea853ef0240a4709037200d2019-03-22T11:06:13-04:002019-03-22T13:31:36-04:00(Photo by Erin Little) A few nights ago, while distributing laundry (oh the laundry!) before bedtime, I walked by the open door of the bathroom where the nightly toothbrushing party was happening, and something caught my eye. It may be...SouleMamafebruary vacationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4ea853ef022ad3c52901200d2019-02-25T09:44:14-05:002019-02-25T09:44:14-05:00We've just wrapped up a pretty fabulous February School Vacation week, if I do say so myself. When vacation was looming and all of us were still in various stages of recovery from the many kinds of funk that have...SouleMama