Hold on, I love you.
Hold on. Wait a second. Wait a minute. I’ll be right back. I’ll be right there. Can it wait? Wait. But I just changed your shirt! But I just changed your pants! But I just cleaned those shoes! But I...
View ArticleIt’s what writers do. I think.
Greta sent me the InLinkz code for #ippp this week just as I was about to shoot her a message and ask Please could she send that code to me again? Because silly, silly me. I’d surely accidentally...
View ArticleBaby’s good to me
Baby’s good to me You know she’s happy as can be You know she said so I’m in love with her and I feel fine –Beatles **************************** Not too long ago Mitchell said this thing. He said It...
View ArticleNo phone call necessary
That’s it. I said. I’m done. I’m done for a little while. Guys, I’m done. I literally threw in the towel, the dishtowel. Except I threw it on the ground and I walked out of the kitchen. On this...
View ArticleDang, he nailed it
It’s Friday. Everybody knows Fridays are in general completely awesome. Even Oscar knows Fridays are made for good times. Within in the last month or so Oscar’s language has completely taken off. It’s...
View ArticleI made believe it belonged to me
Hey! Greta is running in January and raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Know someone affected by cancer? Unfortunately you probably do. Can you help in a big or little way? Please...
View Articlelittle to do with the things you see
Hey! Don’t forget Greta is hosting a blog auction with lots of cool items which began Monday, the 30th. All proceeds go to LLS. Check her blog for more info on individual auction items and her facebook...
View Articlewhen not a window separates us
I slowed to a stop at a red light needing to turn left onto Poplar Level Road. The kids and I were headed out to lunch on a day last week they didn’t have school. As it happened a man was panhandling...
View ArticleOur house. So far, so good.
That’s my house up there. ^^^^^^^ (Exterior materials include a gray metal roof, brick (color TBD), and concrete side board (color TBD) I’ll post sample pics when I get them. Also, I have not picked...
View Articlebig announcement about our newest little
Last Thursday night we sat the kids down for a family meeting. I put Oscar in a shirt that said BIG BROTHER. Mitchell started recording video from his phone. (We wanted to savor their reactions!) Then...
View Articleback to the business of being a mom
Thank you. Thank you all for your warm well wishes. Your happy messages. Your tears, your joy about our baby five. (By the way, we are working on a temporary name to call this baby. For example, Lamb...
View Articleout of guilt, and sadness, and longing comes this story
I want four. Definitely four. Maybe five. I want five kids. I remember speaking those words aloud during a study session in college. Who knows why we were talking about kids. I can’t remember the why...
View ArticleBlissy blissy good second trimester energy
Right now, Oscar Charles is good and two. Friday was his actual birthday. Sunday we celebrated with a party. And although there were moments of hesitation on his part. Possibly doubt. Like I don’t know...
View Articleno, we didn’t buy the kimchi
At the risk of sounding like an Alanis Morissette song I’ll say this: THANK YOU Thunderstorms. THANK YOU Downpours. THANK YOU, THANK YOU Inclement Weather. Truly, thank you. Today Mitchell was supposed...
View Articlemore than one way around
“True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their own.”...
View ArticleTurns out I love the color maroon
Where I went to high school–an all girls Catholic college prep type place–our colors were primarily navy and white. During my four years there I wore a lot of navy and white. A lot. Conversely our main...
View Articleunveiling our in utero name for baby
I’ve been waiting until I was certain I’d felt the first movements of this Baby Five to unveil our in utero name for him or her, but honestly that hasn’t yet happened. Almost 18 weeks and no kick,...
View Articlethe four most devastating and uplifting words
There is something I tell myself quite a bit. This something gets me through the rough patches. It sees me through certain moments of sadness or anger or frustration or despair. Speaking these words...
View ArticleThis is why I love motherhood
For me, motherhood looks like this a lot. Though attempts are made to hang out and play together, people ultimately end up mostly doing their own thing. We are only organized on the surface. Our space...
View Articlebig announcement about our newest little
Last Thursday night we sat the kids down for a family meeting. I put Oscar in a shirt that said BIG BROTHER. Mitchell started recording video from his phone. (We wanted to savor their reactions!) Then...
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