Every August, as we mark what can kind of be called the first day of school, I stage photos. I line my kids up (barefoot,…
Alice
Six months is a long time in anyone’s life, especially when the sum of your entire experience isn’t yet 20 months. I spent so much…
Once Upon A Time
Once upon a time, I updated here three times a week. I admit I feel a bit sheepish sticking my head out and waving after…
The Longest and The Shortest Year of My Life
Alice celebrated her first birthday nearly a month ago, and I wouldn’t be totally honest if I didn’t admit that the day was filled with…
Two Years Ago
The memory popped up in my FB feed: two years ago this month, the world began shutting down.
Abundance
Each new season of parenting has made me look back on the one before and wonder how, exactly, it was that I thought the milestones…
And Then, We Were Grandparents
In August of 1992, when I met a certain floppy haired, too-skinny boy who had a fondness for English shoegaze bands and Doc Martens, I…
Goodbye, Again
And just like that, the older kids were gone, again.
Birthday Outing
Not really sure how or why it started, but Simon’s birthday is often spent on an adventure of some sort. Maybe it’s him; of all…
Post-Christmas
Christmas came, and went. The days leading up to it were not what we expected. But Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were lovely, and we celebrated…