Wildlings
What is that wise and oh-so-pithy saying? "Failure to plan is a plan to fail?" Right. Planning. That's what I should have done for school! Instead, I just kept saying yes to all the good things and then I happened to look around and realize I have been,...
In the Dark
To Gus, 6 days short of 8 months: In the dark, we walk. Twinkle lights bright through the window And your eyes soak up the glow. The creaking floors, my tired arms, They don't affect you. Awake, so awake, so I'm awake. In the dark, there is no rush. I cannot hurry...
Twelfth Night
Getting in the car tonight one of the girls asked a simple question. “Is Epiphany always on a Sunday?” I then had the task of the not-so-simple answer. “Nope! I mean, yes, yes it is here in the US. Here it’s always the 2nd Sunday after Christmas so technically yes....
Good for Each Other
Written during the 4 week of Advent, before Christmas and the puking AND me figuring out some technical difficulties. But it's too good of a memory not to keep so Throwback Thursday it is! We've long held and believed that the greatest gift we can give our children is...
Auspicious Beginnings
It's a good thing we don't take stock in omens and such because if we did, it doesn't look good for 2019. Five of us rang in the New Year by tossing our cookies without the added fun of the alcohol beforehand. Children that belong to me, that last line? SARCASM. ...
Resized
2018 is the year Jac found his shoe size. If you are shocked and appalled, join the club. No one's surprise could have been greater than Jac's. He bought me some Birkenstock's for my birthday (because he's great like that) and proceded to measure his own foot on the...
