This morning, as I drove my daughter to her last day of school for the year, we blasted One of our favorite musicals, Rent. We were on Disk 2. Her favorite. She is partial to the middle tracks, but today I thought we should listen to the beginning. We listened to the beautiful chorus of "Seasons of Love" ...
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For some time now, K and I have been leaving notes for each other in the same word document on the computer every night for each of us to wake up or come home to or find. It is romantic, it is tender, it is intimate and it is organic. We are finding ourselves again, ...
A whole new level.
This weekend was pretty awesome. And it's been a while since we could say that so let me pause a second so I can knock on wood. OK, back. Anyway, instead of going to the shore or taking a day trip, we stuck around, walked down the empty streets, soaked up the sun and enjoyed our fantastic ...
From the mouth of my babe.
Just now, as I walked up the stairs, worn down beyond belief, and collapsed onto my bed with a huge sigh, my daughter followed me, climbed up next to me, and said, "Sometimes you just have a bad day. Sometimes things are hard. But they get easier." And then, I thought, "She is more mature than most of ...
The Magnificent Seven, The Son Edition.
Looking back, I found the note I wrote to my daughter when she turned seven months, a love letter detailing milestones in her life and expressing my profound love. Today is my son's seventh month birthday, and so, for him I shall do the same. Dearest baby, My sweetness; My light. Today you are seven months old. A magnificent ...
strength and symbols and superstitions and salt.
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 ...
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 ...
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