Life after loss with autism, preemies and a rainbow baby
I try to form their circle, linking fingers as quickly as they lose hold. Long and skinny hands envelope chubby toddler knuckles, all growing into the shape of my husband’s or mine. After pulling away and reaching back again and again, they are finally one. Stepping aside, I sing for them as they turn together. […]
The impressive stack of cushions atop our basement couch makes me cringe but giggles are contagious. “I’m on top of the world!” “I is not afwaid of anyfing!” “I… like… pink.” Superhero capes wave behind as they leap to toy towers. There is much to be cleaned and stopped and quieted. I slide rough edges […]
We held Parker and McKenna’s birthday party over the weekend. They spent hours running with friends and opening gifts and pushing the limits of sugar way too close to bedtime. I alternated between not being able to stop smiling and taking pictures and talking. Driving home with a van piled full of gifts and kids […]
We spent yesterday evening at my parent’s house. At a lull in the action, I decided to look through a few old photo albums. Moments after opening the cover I was flooded with, not only my terrible fashion sense, but the memories held by the pictures… my first dog, the playhouse my dad build that […]
I am twisting on a sippy cup lid and gulping coffee because I have two asking for breakfast and a camp lunch that may have to be packed using my feet. Two days ago I was in New York, a manicurist asking me what design I wanted. “Design? Is there a plain color I can […]
Dear You (Me), It is the middle of summer and I thought I might make you a little list, you know, the truth about summer, so you feel just a bit better when debating running away on a dog sled in your forgiving sweater, skinny jeans and favorite boots this winter. 1. Remember those long […]
If you give a girl a camera… she will slide off your lap forget the tight grip claiming your hand find a way to say hello behind a lens bring out the sillies capture her sister’s smile and even hand the camera to her brother but just for a moment before she takes it back and […]
Since several of my frequent readers are completely out of kleenex, I decided I would attempt to lighten things up a bit around here. The other day, as I was telling a Proud Mom story of how I bribe my children with cake pops, someone interrupted my shining moment by asking: Do you know how […]
