Happy Birthday, Dad.
Dear Dad, Happy Birthday! I’ve forgotten a few of your birthdays over the years, but since you forgot a few of mine too – I harbor no guilt. I think that says something about our relationship. Or about our memories. One of the two. I miss you a lot. But more than how much I miss you, I’ve been surprised by how much pain I feel over what you’re missing. I mean, I miss you, so much it hurts. But, what really causes me the real pain is the sadness I feel... Read More
HoneyDukes Anyone?
Once again I pulled an all-nighter with Wes and his leg cramps. I remember the pain of those things so vividly I am more sympathetic than I usually am when my kids keep me up. He’s the first of my kids to suffer from them and MY GOD does he suffer. I’m a wee bit beat and today has been ruled a half-day at school because of the threat of bad weather. In other words? PRAY FOR ME, MY CHILDREN. Also…this is an entry I wrote awhile back but felt it was a little short... Read More
Not Quite Her Mother’s Curls
After Nikki got out of her bath Sunday afternoon, she asked me to put her hair in “Two Twisty Braids” for family dinner. That means Two French Braids for those of you watching at home who don’t know my daughter’s language. I had braided E’s hair the night before just to see if I could (I could!) so she had it on her brain. Since the hair was wet, and she slept in the braids that night, when I woke her up for school yesterday her hair looked like this: SHE... Read More
Pause. Reflect.
I was thinking this weekend about Snack Time. You know, that time of day, between meals, when kids pause for 12.2 seconds to grab some nourishment before they continue on their mission to color on every piece of paper in your home. That’s Snack Time. I was thinking about what Snack Time would have looked like, if anything, before the advent of super-processed foods wrapped in plastic wrap and stored on shelves for days weeks months years. See…in theory I’m... Read More
My Friday Gift To You
One of my fave YA books – I Am Number Four – has finally had it’s trailer released online. This movie stars Timothy Olyphant which makes it SO VERY AWESOME. Even if it wasn’t based on an already awesome book. And then? To triple the awesome? Script co-wrote by Marti Noxon a former Buffy The Vampire Slayer writer. ENJOY. There’s one that’s a little longer on their official website. Read More
