I have been reading a lot of mommy bloggers who have given up yelling at their children. Um. Way to go you guys! Really. I’m impressed. All other mommies stand in awe of you and that is why your posts are getting so much traction and attention because being a mommy, in practice, seems almost … Continue reading
spring break
This year: We went to the lego display at the local mall. Last year: We went to the real thing at THE Mall – just him and me. We miss it. Especially since, this year, my big kid is snuggling with his book, feverish and shaking through his Spring Break. Between him and his daddy, … Continue reading
give a care
My husband had surgery this week. It’s a thing he has done semi-regularly in our 20 years of marriage. It’s a thing he will, inevitably, do again. Because the surgeon says so. And because his ankles are a hot mess. Not to brag or anything but I’ve kind of gotten good at this surgery thing. … Continue reading
a most unusual club
This is the story of how I met a friend by googling my own name. Once upon a time, I googled my name. Stop it. You do it too. It can’t come as a surprise to you that I am a narcissist. This is not news. I have a blog. Only narcissists have blogs. So … Continue reading
having my cake &
I’m pretty bad at birthdays – like stinky bad. I’m not going to remember yours even when facebook reminds me. If I do, I probably won’t do anything terribly special. I might buy you a taco, I know a good place. Or, I might send you a text. But chances are much better that I’ll … Continue reading
an open letter to the man at the other table
To the man who sat next to us at the restaurant last night, You can’t have known it was a social experiment, us taking our crew out in public last night. You can’t have known we were celebrating two things and wanted to do it in a big (but still manageable) way. You can’t have … Continue reading
it’s a pinocchio hippopotamus
Remember that joy I was talking about six bazillion years ago when I last posted? Some of that is coming up for us. We are going to be able to adopt DJ and Lala. Lots of things (read: paperwork, red tape, and transferring case stuff from one state to another) have to happen first but … Continue reading
a mixed bag
Have you ever experienced the kind of joy that is born from someone else’s pain? It’s the kind where two parties give and get and both hearts burst but in opposite directions. Foster care and adoption are full of that kind of mixed-bag joy. It is always holding your happy and someone’s sad at the … Continue reading
geeking out
I broke my number one marriage rule and told my husband (after almost 20 years of sticking to my guns) that he could put a TV in the bedroom. It’s a big deal for me – and for him. He has always wanted one. I have always hated the idea (better things to do in … Continue reading
a new low
This week has been a daily exercise in frustration. Every day has been so frustrating that the word “frustrating” isn’t quite big enough for the experience. Every simple errand ballooned into 45 splinter errands. Projects that should have been straight-forward were thwarted by user error and stupidness. Things that were done had to be redone … Continue reading
open book open heart 