My poor little angel face. She was up during the night with a fever. Boooooooooo. Nothing makes a mama sadder than a sick little chick. But, I can't say our day has been a total wash; We got to lie on the floor together, consumed in fits of giggles; We got to bundle up in fleece jackets and breathe in the ...
Oh, hey! Look at what I just so happened to find in the trash can!
When you become a parent , you learn the art of flexibility. Of compromise. Things will always evolve, inconsistency becomes the only constant, and "right" and "wrong" no longer exist, as all absolutes fade into a spectrum of gray. Except, of course, for this. This is never ok. (**Note to self: If ever again, you should hear "Shoe! Uh-oh!" from some faraway ...
I remember remembering.
On this day, we still remember. On this day,we pray for the future. On this day, we "imagine all the people living life in peace". May peace be with you.
“WOFLLF”
Or, as I like to call it, "What our feet looked like, Friday!" Cute, no?
Gee, I really love you…
Today, my little girl and I had a mission on our hands: We had to pick up a very special dress for a very special someone's very special day. (ohemgeemybestieisgettingmarriedintwomonthsahhhhh!!!) So, despite the flooding rains, baby girl and I donned our slickers, rubbed some Moroccan Hair Oil through our tresses, and braved the elements, in the pursuit of our ...
Baby and Me.
When I watch my little girl as she carries her baby dolls around, kissing them, holding them so gently, rocking them in her arms saying "Niiiiii. Niiiii." (Nice.), feeding them bites of her chicken and sips of her milk, as she says, "Num! Nummy!" and clucks her tongue, mimicking how to eat and drink... As I watch my little girl showing ...
In other milestone news…
So, today, my kid, who now walks and talks and builds blocks and rolls over (and sits and heels....come on, keeping track of these things was much easier when she was, say, 4 weeks, and her skills were limited to things like holding her head and focusing her eyes. Anyhoo,) had a day filled with milestones. She ...
All Shook Up/Today I learned…
...today I learned that when I think my greatest afternoon angst will come from deciding between a Fig Newton or an Oreo for lunch dessert, that I may, soon, be sorely mistaken. I learned that earthquakes are scary. Really freakin' scary. I learned that when I'm really freakin' scared, I still need my mom. I learned that an afternoon ...
Before I had a kid,
I was the neatest mom ever. I always had time to straighten my hair and my car was clean and crumb free. Last night, as I loaded my little girl into her carseat, I noticed that my backseat is now overflowing with books and toys, laced with cheerio crumbs and decapitated goldfish remnants, and filled with things like stray ...
I overheard my grandparents/A Haiku
They grabbed hands, saying, "This is so worth living for." Then I lost my breath.
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