Not so super mom

I have had days when my husband is away and I’ve gotten everything done fairly flawlessly, including getting the kiddo fed, played with and in bed without many antics. Today was not one of those days. 95% of it went well. The 5% that didn’t, though, makes me feel like […]

Pleasantness

The weekend turned out to be scrumptious. A little chill in the morning air, but plenty of sunshine and opportunities to be outside. And boy were we! The kiddo and I spent two hours at the Portage Creek Bicentennial Park with friends on Saturday. (He was so exhausted he almost […]

Be still

My father-in-law was re-admitted to the hospital today. He had a stroke this spring and has been in rehab since his operation. I thought he was improving and it was just a matter of who was going to be able to take care of him once he was released. But […]

Happy Labor Day!

Mine started out with a child who wakes up precisely at 6:30 every morning even though he ran around like crazy at the barbecue last night and went to bed later than usual. So what we have on our hands is a very tired boy who is finding every reason […]

Learning

I feel like I’m getting into the groove now. The last month I’ve felt a bit wobbly. After all, it’s been the ending of one thing and the beginning of another. The upheaval of a lifestyle I’ve been charmed with for a good amount of years. The reconfiguring of my […]

There’s a chill in the air

I very much dislike hot, muggy summer evenings. But it’s funny how quickly the temps took a turn this weekend. Now we’re waking up to mornings where you would gladly reach for a sweatshirt. There’s a cool breeze gliding through my office window right now. I can feel fall heading […]

The way summer weekends should be

Don’t mind the dirty feet. We were having fun! This weekend was the fourth summer get-together we’ve had with the families of the two babies who came over on the plane with Devin. Although they’re certainly not babies anymore. Four! They’re four. How did that go so fast? There was […]

One year ago today

I’m dragging photos out of my archives because I haven’t snapped a photo since Sunday. How does that happen? I spent an entire year documenting my life, camera poised and ready for 365 days. Now I can hardly remember I have a camera. Is it summer? Is it my addled […]