March 1, 2022 A look back at the start of Covid This month marks our state’s official two-year anniversary with Covid. It’s certainly not an anniversary anyone ever wanted – and it is hardly something…
August 12, 2021 Please stop this ride. I want to get off! It’s back to school time. We should be shopping for clothes, picking out backpacks and having some last-minute summer fun to help ease the…
February 26, 2021 Heads up: kids are super stressed right now We’re going back to school full-time in a couple of weeks, and we are NOT happy about it. Hybrid schooling has worked really well…
January 15, 2021 I really love this hybrid life Do you get a feeling of dread or case of the “Sunday scaries” at the thought of the school and work grind beginning again…
December 22, 2020 Making the best of Christmas 2020: a few new family traditions This is one of the first Christmases I can remember that we’ll be spending at home with just the three of us (plus critters)….
December 16, 2020 How to get through another pandemic winter: epic dance parties Another winter in quarantine stretches out before us. Here in Ohio, winter can last well into March or even April. During the cold months,…
September 2, 2020 I’m not crying, you’re crying Our sweet 5th grader launched this morning like a shooting star, rocketing out of this house and onto the school bus. She was ready….
August 19, 2020 Discover the joys of a one night getaway Lately, do you feel like you’d do almost anything to spend a day lounging at a pool? Yeah. That’s about where we were. This…
August 5, 2020 A return to the craziest hybrid school schedule Coronavirus has wreaked havoc on all of us this year, but personally the weirdest is yet to come. Our return to school this September…
July 14, 2020 Disappointed in our school district We received the “Back Together 2020” plan from Olentangy Schools yesterday with our options for the 2020-21 school year. The news was disappointing. I’ve…
