Since the time change, I've been getting home before the sun sets. The evening light is amazing. It invites me outside to enjoy the last bit of the day. In this way, I no longer feel as if I've missed it all. I grab my camera and head out. I make my … [Continue reading]
YaYa has been sick for nearly 4 weeks now. I don't mean a few sniffling, sneezes, stuffy head, fever, unable to rest sick. I mean full on harsh coughing, head pounding, antibiotics, cough medicine, and cough drop taking madness -- during ALL hours of … [Continue reading]
Each year, time magically takes back the hour that was given to us in the fall, like an indian giver takes away something they have just given to you. I remember the year I practiced tough love on my firstborn. That day, an hour felt like two and … [Continue reading]
Ever since the year Tom died, Mr. Good Neighbor has graciously tended to my roses. While I struggled to maintain some sort of normalcy inside my home (keeping the kids fed, arranging for rides to school and baseball, and caring for Tom) my neighbor … [Continue reading]
He'd been good. And he was hungry. Very hungry. What more did I need? … [Continue reading]