“big” kids
It’s so interesting being up here with my sisters. It’s made me really think about motherhood stages. Although all three of us are mothers, we are all in such different…
Cherish the Moment
My favorite motherhood quote reads like this: “Everything in all the books I once pored over is finished for me now. Penelope Leach. T. Berry Brazelton. Dr. Spock. The ones…
circles & experts
I’m running in circles. And there’s no end in sight. Poor Lucy. I sat there in the lab today holding her with all my might while she flailed around trying…
Wit’s End
If anyone wants to know what a place called “Wit’s End” looks like, just ask me. I’m there right now. It’s amazing how you can go from one day feeling…
stories
Last month we read Cold Sassy Tree for book club. I had read it before, but I liked it even more this time around. It made me want to shout…
Enough already!
Each year as the school year winds down I make the same goal: “I’m going to let my kids be kids for the summer. Let them imagine and have down-time….
Memories
Sometimes you just have to force a good memory. A couple Sundays ago I piled the kids into the car kicking and screaming (not really, but they weren’t too gung…
Mother’s Day
Ok, and a couple other reasons I love Mother’s Day (aside from the fact that I have such an amazing mother) is because first of all, my kids have made…
Father & Sons
I get amused by Father & Sons. The reason is because of what I always had pictured in my mind of what those words would entail: the dads taking off…