One morning recently I took a quick walk through my neighborhood as my exercise for that day. It was great weather and other people were out and about as well. On one of the blocks I saw my neighbor friend’s two boys riding their scooters. As I passed them I said, “Hey guys” and one…
These Kids, They are Special
Sometimes when I really start to think about my children and their qualities and uniqueness, I get teary. Okay wait. EVERY time I think about those things, I get teary. I mean, they’re my kids. And one of the things I love about them MOST is their uniqueness. Sure, some of their “qualities” get on…
He Wasn’t Famous
The weeks leading up to my brother-in-law taking his own life were strange to say the least. In that time my husband had a premonition-like dream about his brother. And then the very next day my brother-in-law called him. They had not spoken in months. Shortly after that Tim and his brother were able to see…
5 Ways Having a Puppy is Like Having a Baby
1. They wake you up in the middle of the night (to pee). Thankfully there are no soaked-through diapers but still, I’m AWAKE now. 2. You talk “baby talk” to them. “Oh, hey wittle man, you are SO cute and I wove you so much! You have de softest erahs eva!” (okay, maybe not…
Take The Long Way Home
My oldest kiddo went to sleep-away camp for the first time last week. He was dropped off by Tim while I was on my way home from BlogHer. That wasn’t a really fun feeling, by the way – your kid being dropped off to somewhere they have never been before whilst you get to miss…
Canadian Fun!
I’m leaving for BlogHer on Wednesday so I want to leave some more a kajillion photos from our trip to Canada up before I jet outta her (Get it, “jet” outta here? I know, I’m hilarious). They don’t need a ton of explanation. You can probably tell from them that we had a wonderful time! We…
To Alberta, With Love
The week before last we made the trip to western Canada again to spend time with my cousin and her family. Because my cousin Misty is more like a sister, we just call all the kids cousins (and they are technically, just second cousins) and sometimes even say “Aunt” and “Uncle” for my cousin and her…
Suicide Sucks
I put these words out there to some online friends the other day. As if they did not know this already. But unless someone close to you or close to someone you love has taken their life, I’m not sure you can really know the true depth of it’s suckage. Some good friends here…
Dumb Stuff
Everything seems dumb right now. Really, it just seems numb AND dumb. Yesterday on the drive home from Dallas, after my brother-in-law’s two memorial services on Sunday, Tim mentioned something – the Thai restaurant where we used to meet my mother-in-law and brother-in-law for dinner a lot. I lost it. Brian was not my…
What I Hear
Their footsteps as they “tap tap” down the hallway until they reach my side of the bed and say, “Mommy?” The little pads and toes of their feet that I helped create bring them to me. The sizzle of the bacon as it crisps up on the griddle while the sun streams in the kitchen…