My daughter loves to read. She always has. As a baby, she would sit contentedly on my lap looking at board books. As a toddler, she would page through her stories for an hour at a time, if I let her. (Of course I let her. An uninterrupted hour to myself? Heck, yeah!)...
Sweet baby James turned one about two weeks ago. I know. I can hardly believe it myself. To say that his first year was one of my most challenging would be… entirely accurate. Like, it was soul-crushing, haven’t-slept-through-the-night-in-a-year,...
Last month I turned the big 3-0. Trying to distract me from my impending physical and mental decline, my husband invited several of my oldest and dearest friends to town to “celebrate.” Here’s how the weekend went. Kim arrived first, having driven from Pennsylvania....
Hello there, Interwebz. It's been awhile. A lot has happened since I last posted, but I'll fill you in on all that another day. Suffice to say, I have been existing in a sort of semi-conscious state for several months. The baby. He does not sleep. I thought he...
Mom, I think we need to clear the air. A few days ago at the doctor’s office, you called me, “your problem child.” You said it in that high-pitched baby-talk voice while smiling and tickling me, which makes me think you were kinda-sorta joking. But I think you were...
