We do everything big in the Hectic Family. We live in a huge house, set on 14 acres of former pasture. We have eight kids. Each one of them was in sports all year round, often overlapping between seasons. When we compete, we compete at the highest levels. Everything we do is on a grandiose scale. Honestly, I’m not quite sure how we got this way. Partly it’s from … [Read more...]
Gathering For Family Meals
When our kids were all younger, we made a conscious decision to eat family meals together. For most families this would be really easy…you just wait until both parents are home and then eat. But Hectic Mom was in Medical Residency when we had our first three, so we often made dinner at home, packed everything up, and took it to the resident’s lounge. We would wait until she had … [Read more...]
Groundhog Day
This Saturday is Groundhog Day. Is anybody else excited? OK, so I'll freely admit that this is a uniquely American tradition...and a really weird one at that. Honestly, we rely on a really fat rodent to drag himself out of his lair to check if he sees his shadow. Then the results of that shadow are supposed to predict our weather for the next six … [Read more...]
Kickoff to 2019
2019 has started...are you ready? Well, honestly it doesn't matter if we're ready or not, these things have a habit of happening with or without us. I'm not really big on New Year's Resolutions, partly because I start each month with a couple of goals. I'm getting better at assessing how I did the prior month and then adjusting for the next month too. One thing I've … [Read more...]
🎄Christmas Past, Present, and Future
Merry Christmas! While I’ll spend a lot of time next week and throughout New Year’s Eve night and New Year’s Day remembering (and analyzing) the prior year…Christmastime is more for remembering back through the years.Lots of my memories center around my grandmother, Nonnie. I’ve written about her a lot both here on Hectic-Kitchen and over at Hectic-Dad. NonnieI’m a Role … [Read more...]