Family Friday: First Orchard Board Game
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This was probably the first board game my kids played.
Designed for kids two to four, this First Orchard game teaches board game basics like taking turns, communication, and cooperation. The goal of this cooperative game is to collect all the fruit before the raven gets to the orchard.
While the game is simple, I found it a fun way to spend time with my kids.
First Orchard is $29.99 at Nordstrom.
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I know it’s late, but I have to meet with somebody who I was just moved under in our reporting structure. It’s another woman, we’re roughly the same age and both parents… but I am just not jazzed about this move. TBH – I think part of it is that I now know that I don’t have a pathway up in the org. The other part is that this is likely to put more on my plate than take anything off.
I am actually not okay with this enough where I want to quit my job but some of the logistics stuff (esp with kids) mean that I can’t. And this is part of being a working mom that stinks too. If I didn’t have kids to think about I would just… quit and not worry about losing some of the flexibility I have.
I feel so bad for the mom being discussed on the main board here who brought her wearable pumps to the table at a work dinner (and brought her 8 week old baby?!). Seems like some poor decisions were made along the way but I have totally been there and it sucks.
Ok, so my friend is visiting for the long weekend to hang with me and my kids as my DH is away for a conference. As DH was leaving this morning he was looking particularly cute and I told him so. My friend while saying goodbye to him said “Ooh look at you, don’t you go finding some other hottie to bring home looking so cute like that!”
Excuse me what? an unhinged thing to say! We have all known eachother since college so I dont think she meant anything by it but am I wrong to be weirded out by this comment? Now she is here all weekend and I am driven to distraction by this bizarre suggestion that he is looking good (arguably not appropriate) and might find a hottie to hook up with (definitely not appropriate).
I should probably ask this on the main site but I’ll start here. We are planning to remodel our kitchen next year and it will include moving things around. Where do we start? Don’t really want to get an architecture firm or designer involved so we can spend that budget elsewhere, and would rather have a plan to present to the contractor. I thought we could get the cabinet people to mock it up for us. Am I totally off-base? Also this project is already proving challenging for our marriage!
Virtual brag and also questions, especially for those of you with older kids.
DS has taken a lot of diligence for us to get up meeting testing standards and reading on level. I’m really, truly proud of him and that he enjoys reading and school now in 2nd grade, as K was a tough transition. He’s also found an activity he enjoys. DD is now in K. She tested in the 99% for math and reading. She’s also great at sports, can beat me in chess, etc. I really am proud of them both.
Now for the questions I’m pondering. They are old enough now to know that there are tests and scores and know they are two grades apart. We haven’t shown them the scores, and we’ve minimized the reading competition (DD was jumping in and reading over DS so we have them read separately to us now). But what else can I do with inevitable comparisons? DD is also an extrovert and natural charmer, so she gets a lot of positive feedback from extended family/friends (those very close to us, like my mom, are good about making sure to give them both attention and positivity). I don’t want to stifle her but also don’t want him to feel crummy and compared. My little sister was similarly very talented and popular, but I wasn’t really bothered – but, we were 4 years apart, not 2, so it didn’t feel competitive. Suggestions/thoughts?
Can anyone give feedback on the fit of Primary’s relaxed legging?
My kindergartener is built very sturdily, and has decided she only likes one pair of pants we have – a brand less hand me down pair of wide leg ‘leggings’. Normal Primary leggings are too small on her (even sized up it’s not great). These relaxed ones look good, but the reviews are all over the place discussing the sizing.
Anyone have fun weekend plans?
My family is off to my in-laws this week for October break. I have 60 essays to mark but I am also looking forward to pottering around and decluttering.
I love this game. It is a really good one for “first” games and for families with an age range. Even my littlest likes holding the pieces even though she can’t actually play the game yet. Great quality too.
Internalized misogyny confession: I’m a new mom and DH and I have been taking the baby out in public when the weather’s nice. I’ve been surprised how many men oo and aah over the baby! I actually think more men than women approach us when we’re together. (When I’m out with the baby alone, more women approach me, but I’m also at more women-focused places like mama-baby yoga or new mom stuff.) I was concerned that being a dad might be isolating for DH but he’s had so many impromptu conversations with other dads. DH has never been the type to make friends at the bar (ahem, winery) but being a dad seems to bring out the extrovert in him.
Idk why I thought only women would like babies. Nothing makes my heart sing quite like a giant tatted up man seeing a baby and immediately melting.