1000 paper cranes for Hiroshima

1000 paper cranes for Hiroshima

I was trying to explain what happened in Hiroshima in advance of our trip to Japan and when I explained the Children’s Peace Memorial and the story of Sakura and her 1000 paper cranes, the children decided that we were making 1000 paper cranes to take with us when we visit the memorial in April.

Winter Storm 01.25.2026

Winter Storm 01.25.2026

Oh boy, we got 15 inches of snow!! Thanks to the kids for lending a hand and staying overnight with grandma and grandpa to help with all the shoveling!

Annual Kitchen Tile Grout Scrubbing

Annual Kitchen Tile Grout Scrubbing

Since it is so cold outside and we have been staying mostly indoors, today’s activity is: kitchen tile grout cleaning!!

The kids were so helpful and did an amazing job. We were done in 2 hours instead of entire better half of a day. Bravo kids! And hoping to make this an annual event during winter break!

Look at those dark lines…
Sebastien going at it with vigor!
Grout scrub complete! Time for a rinse (or three)
Look at that beautiful sand colored grout (I had forgotten it was originally that color haha)! Bravo everyone!