When my 11-year-old gets up early and joins me on the back patio to read in the rain while I sip my coffee and watch the water, life is a little sweeter. When the same kid cheerfully gets his jacket Read more…
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“Cats, dogs, yummy supper, getting to play Minecraft this afternoon, getting to play soccer after supper” rattled off my 8-year-old during “Thank-yous” at the end of supper last Sunday. Like a lot of Tucson families, we hide during the hotter Read more…
Rain! Once again, desert rain revived my spirit and helped me to see life around me rebounding. Two Saturdays ago, spatters on my windshield both to and from the Marana Community Garden had me giddy with laughing and clapping in Read more…
“Oh yeah, it’s Tree Tuesday!” quoted Kid 2 as we got ready for a day of Camp Mom. All three kids loved climbing and fruit-harvesting in the fig trees of Marana Heritage River Park during our second week of summer Read more…
“Let’s go see if there’s ice in the pond!” and outside my boys go first thing on a frozen morning. Sometimes it’s a fight for who gets to break the ice first. Sometimes they are first mesmerized by trapped bubbles Read more…
Happy Fall! As the Aesop’s fable goes, the ants spent the fall working hard to prepare for winter. The grasshopper played and sang, then went hungry. In Tucson, fall is both a busy growing season requiring work in the garden, Read more…
The Scene Tucson’s blazing hot desert summer; two active, imaginative boys; one restless mom wanting time with the boys but also to work; one dad working full time from home and hoping for a quiet house. The Goal Find time Read more…
Water, thank you! You helped gather kids from half a dozen families around a little tub of toys on a nearly-100-degree morning, to splash, giggle, and even share. You sustained tomato plants I thought were done for, with the help Read more…
“Did this stick come from a TREE?” asked my 4-year-old. He accepted my affirmation thoughtfully, then inched along the trail again with an 18” pine bough in his grip. “This stick”, along with promises of ice cream, motivated him for Read more…
The trees are thirsty. The kids are restless. The day is young, and one that will heat up quickly. I turn the hose on a trickle and then rest easy. The water promises 30+ minutes in nature for the kids Read more…
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