Tag: Independence

  • Exhausted by first week of camp, restored by a low-key weekend

    Last week, the boys were at Camp Shoresh – a camp located about 45 minutes from our home, in the middle of farmland and rolling hills in Maryland. S went there last year, and loved it, and this year, J joined him, rather than staying at the BK-ECC for their summer program. We love the…

  • Allowing a community to support you

    This month, the online book club From Left to Write read Those We Love Most, and this triggered a very personal memory for me: The Nature vs Nurture question often comes to mind as I observe at how different my kids are (all three – the biologic, and the adopted), but occasionally, the idea applies…

  • Lego flower

    I took this photo one morning back in May, and meant to add an entry here about them, but keep having no time to.  This photo is of a lego flower – J found it one morning, and came into my bathroom while I was showering, holding it in his mouth!!!  I freaked out, and…