Last weekend was Mom/Daughter weekend because my husband and sons were all out camping with their Boy Scout Troops. (Yes, they’re not all in the same troop. Don’t ask.) Did we spend a lazy Saturday relaxing, painting our nails and eating bon bons? No! Tirzah has recently informed me that she’d like to be an artist when she grows up. I presume this is in addition to being a mom, a firefighter, a professional soccer player and a girl scout leader – because really, who needs limits? I told her that artists will sometimes sketch works of art that inspire them and her eyes lit up like I told her there was a unicorn waiting for her in the next [...]

            I love Saturdays at our house. Saturday is hang around the house day. It’s donut day. It’s play games and watch movies with the kids day. It’s usually jammie day for most of us, and I must say I cut a dashing figure in my Cookie Monster jammies. What do you do for relaxation, and do you make sure you have time built into your weekly schedule to have fun?