Or: On How to Stop Over-eating, Over-worrying, Over-EVERYTHING, for crying out loud! You may have noticed that I haven't been blogging. There are at least two good reasons for this decision, seven of which I'm going to detail here. (?) The truth is, I was (trying to) squeeze every last moment of merit from the summer that flew by...and as … [Read more...]
Armed & Ready: My Firstborn’s High School Graduation
In heading into this last week before our grad party... I wish I could say I was as confident as this. I wish I had the unabashed strength of a two-year-old—a strength in spirit if nothing else. I wish I felt ready to host a hundred people. I wish my garage were already clean. "Would you just trust me?" My husband is … [Read more...]
On being the Bipolar Mom of Double Bookend Boys
[Including, but not limited to, a son who will be graduating from high school in three short weeks] I appear to be at a point in my life where either I blog it all or not at all. I was surprised to click over here yesterday and see that I haven't posted anything since the start of May. "How can this be?" I asked myself, "When life is full full … [Read more...]
Netflix in November: What I’m Watching, with Whom, and Why
As part of the Netflix #StreamTeam, I'll be doing a monthly post highlighting certain themes and movies from their service. In exchange for these posts, I received a year's membership to Netflix and a streaming device, but the opinions expressed are entirely my own! So be warned. : ) My family's got a big weekend coming up—back-to-back birthdays … [Read more...]
Don’t blink!
'Cause when you do... They grow up. Photo Credit: his sobbing mom ; ) Where are you going, my little one, little one? Where are you going, my baby, my own? Turn around and you’re two Turn around and you’re four Turn around and you’re a young [boy] Going out the door. Nanci Griffith ("Turn Around") … [Read more...]
Soccer Stories
The other day I was at the playground, (I tend to hang out at the playground a lot), this time with just my two little men. We were waiting for Jem (pictured below) to finish his soccer practice at an adjacent field. Francis was fussy 'cause he didn't want to go. Lots of soccer = lots of waiting. I figure, might as well get myself some … [Read more...]
Cuddle Bunnies
Hmm...I wonder what inspired the title of this post? Perhaps I should have called it "Bed Hogs." I took this photo in the middle of the night. My husband was in Indiana and had no idea I'd snuck the boys into our bed, which, strictly speaking, is against house rules. So don't tell him, okay? Because, like, I'm sure he didn't notice it when … [Read more...]
Roots & Wings & Other Things
It's started already so go ahead and be warned. Last night, as the kids were doing their various kitchen clean-up chores... Our dry erase board's a mess but it works. Note that we cycle the chores based on the day of the week, and that my kids are extremely fond of butter. The high school senior starting fighting with the 4th grader. He … [Read more...]
On the Feast of St. Ignatius
Once upon a very long-ago time, I was living on East 48th Street in Manhattan. Midtown, they call it, (I had so much to learn!), and I was living with the writer Kurt Vonnegut and the photographer Jill Krementz as their nanny. I learned a lot about life in New York that fall—about their life, certainly, about being one person among thousands on … [Read more...]
Bath Magic
I took these photos on Monday morning. I took them because I liked the light. I took them because these kids are cute. I took them because I might one day need blackmail. Just ask my teen-aged sons about this. I took them because I'm in "survival mode" these days, but if I pause now and then to just focus on the moment...not forgetting, of … [Read more...]
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