A keeper
Leo has been here 12 days and so far has learned to play tag, climb up a 10-ft slide, and participate in a variety of one-act plays, obstacle courses and general shenanigans. He’s fitting in just fine....
View ArticleTaking stock
As a very busy spring ends, I’m taking a breath before the season changes again. Oh, these transitions. They require so much practical planning and emotional adjusting. Depending on the day, I find...
View ArticlePerspective
Today I found this drawing during a marathon cleaning spree in which I sorted through mountains of kid artwork, school papers and various other junk that has been collecting for months. A year if I’m...
View ArticleClearing
The last gasp of summer. Wow, the month sure got away from me. Or did I get away from it? A little of both and I think that was for the best. I’m now pushing myself out of summer mode…even though here...
View ArticleRhetorical questions (vol. 6)
So I cleaned up my phone this past weekend and downloaded a mere 2,257 photos to my computer. No big deal…the downloading and sorting and nonsense only required a few lifetimes during critical REM...
View ArticleExtracurriculars
“Mom, I don’t want to play another sport until spring soccer season. I’ve already got plenty to do, what with my biking, my drawing, my homework, my complaining about homework…” Scheduling is a bitch,...
View ArticleTurkey with a side of fiasco
Here comes another blog hop! This time my chicas and I were inspired by our friend Alexandra from Good Day, Regular People, who recently wrote about the subject of fiascoes. We’ve all got a fiasco...
View ArticleMakeover madness
The thing about a home improvement project is that it completely, unapologetically messes with your head. Creating mental whiplash, if you will. Big picture, little picture, big picture, little...
View Article#WhereILivedWednesday: 29th St.
Thank you to my dear friend, Ann Imig, and her monthly link-up for today’s inspiration. You can read more #WhereILivedWednesday stories at Ann’s Rants. Somewhere lost in a box at my Dad’s house, or...
View ArticlePollyanna’s uniform
Sometimes it seems that staying positive is less about being open to possibility and goodness, and more about protecting myself from negativity and bitterness. Some days I need a coat of steel just to...
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