My son was at camp for a month this year, my daughter, 2 weeks. Returning home is always a major downer for my guys - nothing to do, the food stinks - so this year I decided to ease the transition. Most years they come home and they go from fun and activity all day everyday to 2 working parents … [Read more...]
Dear Mom.
Dear Mom,This past weekend I babysat your two youngest grandchildren. It's funny, the anniversary of your death passed just a few short weeks ago and I thought about you that day but from a distant place. This weekend my heart ached for you.If you were alive it would have been you babysitting. But, … [Read more...]
stuff I learned in July
hannah's art work art studio for children People surprise you in either good or bad ways when a little bit of life happens The trick is to work to surprise yourself in good ways, regardless I should not do a downward dog in a bikini-pretty sure my stomach from that angle screams "I had two … [Read more...]
FotoFriday – Stargazers
This is how Cuyler ends each day. Counting stars with his dad. If you can see stars, then it's not cloudy. If it's not cloudy, it can't rain... … [Read more...]
Thicker Than Water
Growing up I always felt really sad for those kids who weren't close to their cousins. Throughout my childhood and now in my adult life, my extended family is very important. I think I am closer to some of my cousins than many of my friends are to their siblings! It's funny because my cousins … [Read more...]
here comes the bride
For several years I have been hoping to go to a wedding. A summer wedding specifically. I have witnessed sadness and divorce both firsthand and very close to home. Althought my life has much happinesss and hope in it - I wanted to experience a grand gesture of this. This weekend I got what I … [Read more...]
being dad
as I play both mom and dad I thought I would try out what DADS everywhere are so notoriously good at … [Read more...]
naturally occurring science projects
It is end of the year for those at school so lockers are cleaned out. Youngest came home with two garbage bags filled with - a clown's nose, a top hat, a left flip flop a tupperware container with a fuzzy blue sandwhich, a sopping wet blazer and kilt with mildew on it (why is it wet … [Read more...]
last time I checked I was a girly girl
I spent a bit of time with a very old friend recently who says her favourite go to outfit is sweats and a turtleneckI admire her for thisbut I am too fluffy, too girlish and too in love with putting things together to be this solid an individual I would shrivel up and die if I had to wear that … [Read more...]
My Tasmanian devil
So when first child came along - she was so easy, so angelic- I thought WOW I am a great mom And just like you should never say " I never get sick" or "I never get speeding tickets" because WHAM you get hit with both I must have said WOW I am a great mom too many times because then I got … [Read more...]
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