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Swimmy Goes to Camp: From Houston to Austin to Camp and back again
By the numbers: Number of miles driven: roughly 320 Number of diaper changes along the way: 4 Number of glasses of wine consumed: 4. No, 5. Maybe 7. Number of boat rides: 2 Number of hours spent in the...
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Re-Entry
Yes. The Swimmy got home from camp. Yes. She had an amazing time. Yes. I am way late with this story. In the middle of the hoopla of trying to pick her up, “hurricane” Edouard showed up. And, yes,...
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Swimmy Goes to Camp: Big Kid Edition
Sunday we dropped off Leah at her sleepaway camp. This is her third year going, but the first year she will stay for the “big kid” session of 3 ½ weeks. That’s kind of a lot. It was also the first...
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Long Distance Discipline – A Mommy Smackdown Via Email
Yesterday Benjamin and I were so excited to go to the mailbox. You see, we both knew it was the day we would receive our very first letter from Leah at sleepaway camp and I couldn’t wait to share with...
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Okay, I'm ready for her to come home now.
It’s been 3 weeks since we dropped Leah off at camp. Or a hundred. I’ve lost count. Benjamin, however, knows EXACTLY how long his big sister has been gone and that is FOREVERRRRRRRR and he is ready for...
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Swimmy Comes Home: Camp Re-entry 2010
Yesterday Husband and I woke up at the ass-crack of dawn to drive across Texas to pick up Leah. And for those of you not sure of what ass-crack of dawn is, it’s 5am – roughly five hours earlier than my...
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Leah Goes to Camp 2011: Not Your Typical Drop Off
Usually by the time Leah heads to camp it is the end of the school year, recitals have just finished, projects are done and everyone is exhausted. All the getting up early, managing deadlines and...
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