When I was little, we had a tree in our front yard. It was very climbable. I used to sit in that tree and just think. I don’t remember my mom being around while I was doing that thinking. Rather I remember the solitude. Does Devin ever experience solitude? He’s […]

I’m strolling down it as I go through some old photos, trying to squeeze out some room on my backup drive. This task coincides with the kiddo turning six last week. So seeing the photos of him as an itty bitty fills me with some nostalgia. I love having all […]

He nicely wore the new blue shirt I got him a couple of weeks ago, rather than his standard gear of Star Wars t-shirts. I batted my eyelashes at him so I guess my power of persuasion still works.

Experiencing a teensy little bit of stress. (Well, OK, a little bit more than teensy.) Figured I could use a reminder not to let the pessimism overtake my thoughts.

We visited my mom this weekend. Devin and I. I persuaded the two of them to join me for a coffee outing at the very excellent Water Street Coffee Joint. This mocha was truly as dreamy as it looks.

See that bug on Lucy’s back? Total waste of money. My husband stated that the moment I bought it. I guess we all need to do something stupid now and again to keep ourselves humble. At least it entertained Devin. And annoyed Lucy. Hee.

This was taken at a party we attended last week (held in a very cool photo studio). He makes friends quickly. They took one look at each other and were racing around the place.

Less than two weeks before Christmas and I finally start doing some holiday baking. I have a cookie exchange tonight so I waited until the last minute to get going on four dozen Double Ginger Cookies. We picked up a box of Rice Krispies at the grocery store today so […]

We had a lovely visit at Hart Tree Farm on Saturday. The only bad part was when Scott hopped off the wagon onto the ground, thinking it was just packed snow. But it was icy. And he went boom. (Did I mention he had the saw in his hand when […]

He’s at Grandma’s house for a couple of days. We parents had a date night tonight. Pizza. It was fun. We don’t get to do that very often. But still…we miss him. At least my mom is enjoying some pint-sized entertainment. And they’re watching The Grinch together tonight.

Yes, it’s been a while, but it’s not December yet. I promise. Early holiday party at Frederik Meijer Gardens. I honestly didn’t think he’d be too keen on Santa, but he did start talking to him behind those hands. He managed to tell him he wanted some Star Wars Legos […]

I’ve been whining about fall. Or the lack thereof. Sunday delivered one of those perfect days I’d been waiting for. And we got our butts moving with some major yard work. All three of us. Dev was pretty darn helpful, actually. Later in the day he rode his bike past […]