Eleven days ago, my cousin, Alex, fell and hit his head, and he’s been in an intensive care unit since, while the neurology team works to reduce the swelling in his brain. His wife is by his side, his sons and his mom, his dad, sister, brother and their families, and legions of friends and …
I had both kids at home with me today, which meant that I got emails sent and returned phone calls and texts in the thirty minutes between their feedings, and in the smack dab middle of their epic wars. The one with the more sympathetic whine got my attention after I figured out what happened …
This time of year we get to see all the beautiful pics of our friends and families’ perfect families on perfect cards and perfect social media posts, and it makes us all feel perfectly insufficient. It just does. We’re so glad for them, but also worried for us. Are we getting it all wrong? Did …
We spend a lot of time thinking about ourselves. We are a species who has the ability, whether it’s useful or not, to reflect on, and keep an account of our existance. So, we know we’ve been doing the same stuff since the beginning of humanity. We don’t have much else on other mammals. …
anna continues to be a wonderful raging lunatic. she is absolutely afraid of nothing and she gives deep hugs. she likes to read books and backs herself into a cozy hole next to you when you offer to read one to her. she climbs everything and falls off of most of it. if someone dares …
henry was a war hero today getting his four year old vaccines. on the way there, we talked at length about how pokes are valuable because they give us a little germ that teaches our bodies how to build army cells to kill that germ if it ever shows up again, so the germ can’t …
henry is 4 years old now. the other day, i picked him up and put him on his little stool he uses to reach the sink when brushing his teeth and he said something like MOM, YOU HAVE TO STOP PICKING ME UP. I’M A BIG GUY NOW. i am not typically sentimental about the …
if you’re looking for gifts or for your own kids’ use, these books are adult friendly and can be read 1,000 times and still make you laugh or smile. any to add? (i missed Goodnight Moon, The Napping House, King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub, some other Sandra Boynton books, Shel Silverstein poetry books which we …
this is probably another one of those things i should share only with my girlfriends while hiding under a pile of wine, but am instead putting out there on the internet in case anyone can relate or needs a “me, too” today.: i’m not always sure i was built to be a mom. i actually …
there’s a lot to catch up on, but i’m bone-tired and brain-weary, so i’ll keep it brief. my wonderful grandfather died this week and we’re all just trying to find our way back from that. i don’t want to talk about it anymore. i feel like i’ve said all the words. now i just want …