It's all about the little things; that's what I've learned. *** There are some things that are up in the air right now, and we are in a time where we feel a little unsettled. Part of this is obvious and tangible; we have a POD with the entire contents of our flooded basement taking up half ...
That’s my dog. (!!!!!!!)
Be still my heart.
My Nanny
I have written on this site, since it's inception, about my Nanny. My Nanny was my grandmother on my dad's side. She was incredibly special to me, and I lost her when I was 13 years old after a furious 6 month battle with cancer. She is why I have a thing for feathers and lucky pennies. She ...
A glimpse into my future.
This morning, while I was on double kid duty, I had to discipline my daughter for screaming in her brother's face. I should say this: My daughter is pretty remarkable with her brother. She is gentle, she is kind, she is fiercely protective and fondly affectionate. But she's four. So sometimes she gets mad and yells ...
Two babies made me cry.
The punks. I kid. The babies made me "cry happy" as my daughter would say. First, I cried because we got a new member to my tribe; my family . My girl had her sweet baby, a beautiful daughter, a niece to me, whom I love already. And when my friend told me how she couldn't possibly love her ...
It’s pretty sweet.
Now that we have downsized from a King bed to a Queen, my husband and I are so much closer. Literally and also in spirit. And this morning, I woke up early, looked over, and thought, "I get to sleep cuddled up next to the boy I have a crush on." And it brought me back to the ...
There’s something really important that you need to know.
As I said yesterday, over on 511, I am quite different than my marathon runner sister. I do not work out, I have never belonged to a gym and I ran almost 3 miles with Twin ONCE on the Boardwalk and that is the only thing I have ever done. I was good at sit and ...
“Fe-Fi-Fo-Fum,
I smell the iPad of an Englishman." =how you know your kid is growing up In the technological age.
My happy place.
Today, I needed to remember to put my mask on first so I took my son to my happy place. There I've spent much time walking, staring at layer upon layer of lush trees, listening to music... And feeling peace. Today I needed peace. And I got it.
One of the greatest joys of being a mother
is growing and showing and teaching love. Captured from the baby monitor, my daughter heard my son's early morning coos, saw that we were still asleep and went in to cuddle him. Happy Mother's Day, indeed. (p.s. Yes, she's in a tutu)
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