One of the hardest parts of living away from family is so rarely being able to see my kids through their eyes. When it is just you caring for your children 91 daytime hours a week, week after week, it becomes easy to lose the freshness, the vision of who they are. Slowly they cease being little …
Kitchen Mishap Turned Victory
My boys were bouncing off the walls yesterday. As in, when my friend was leaving our house after an hour-long visit, she said, "I couldn't really hear anything, but it was good to see you!" Toddler boys have ONE volume! (And I've got my work cut out for me, harnessing that energy.) So rather than …
Popping the Bubble
Two years ago I learned a lesson that I hope will stay with me the rest of my life. It is a lesson that would come in handy in the teenage years. Now I use it when I am standing in front of my husband with one foot jutting out at 11pm. Or when I'm staring (without seeing) out a window in quiet, …
Have a Happy Easter!
Only a few days after telling you that I don't deck out my house with bunnies and baby chicks at Easter time, I went out and bought myself some bunnies. Don't you just love it when you contradict yourself? But they're so cheerful, and they make me smile every time I look at them. A touch of …
Growing Up
You might guess from the title that this post is about the development of my boys, but you would be wrong. This post is about moms growing up. On Tuesday, my girlfriends and I met at a park to throw an Easter egg hunt for our kids. The little ones (the oldest was five) chased each other on the …
What I Wore Wednesday
Oh heavens, another WIWW post! Can you handle it? (Can I?) My husband snapped this one for me right before we left on a date! (To see Hunger Games!) Because I liked the outfit so much, I wore it again the next day. :) Sweater from Zara. Striped, long-sleeved tee from Ann Taylor. Jeggings …
