Apr 08 2010
There’s nothing like turning the kids loose on the house with the camera for rediscovering all of the little imperfections. Here’s what Alice and Leo uncovered today.
Piles of laundry.
The dusty mantle with “kid and pet” cleaner at the ready.
Ewww. The buffet full of “borrowed and ready to be returned” items.
The up-side is that this means [...]
Apr 02 2010
Being in the midst of a transition in my life I’ve been thinking a lot about the question of destiny vs. free will and tonight I had a conversation with my mom that brought this big question to the fore. How much of our lives are determined by destiny and how much of a say [...]
Mar 12 2010
Isn’t it crazy how big life decisions can do that to you? One minute you’re cresting at the top of the world. The next you feel like that world is crashing in on you. Too often these days I am feeling myself subject to the momentary whims of the day to day world, losing sight [...]
Feb 22 2010
2.22.2002 — An auspicious date if ever there was one. For our family it was especially so as this date marked the arrival of our little Leo.
Today my little star boy is eight years old. I love his birthday for the opportunity it gives me to remember what a gift he is. This little one [...]
Nov 18 2009
It’s 6:30am and I’m sitting in my living room, the dog at my feet, the cool glow of the computer screen the only light in the room. Children are sleeping, the house is still warming up, I’m still in glasses and pajamas. I always forget how delicious early mornings are.
Feeling a little under the weather I [...]
Nov 14 2009
For the past week or so I’ve been feeling a bit low. It just feels like there hasn’t been much life in my life lately. I think it’s partly a let-down from not being in the classroom full-time this year. There is nothing like the life and energy created by a classroom of students and their teacher exploring exciting [...]
Nov 10 2009
Well, my birthday was very happy indeed. It was one of those days when everything seemed to go right. Stoplights turned green as I approached; the birds sang when I woke up; even the rain let up for my 45 minute walk with Lula.
Today made me feel so grateful to be a part of a [...]
Nov 09 2009
My little girl is eleven today. The picture above is one of my favorites, somewhere between 18 months and 2 years, in all of her big brother hand-me-down glory. Below is something a little more recent.
Looking at these two pictures I can’t tell but compare who my daughter was then and who she is now. [...]
Nov 06 2009
Day before yesterday the b-word was thrown my direction by my 14-year-old son. I was shocked. Horrified. Stunned. But most of all, hurt. Where did my parenting go wrong? Where is that sweet little boy who used to snuggle and nurse for hours on end (thank you to Amanda’s post today for reminding me of [...]
Nov 03 2009
These days I’ve been thinking a lot about how to strengthen the will. All three of my children struggle with mustering up enough will forces to accomplish tasks. I was talking to the Little Boy’s teacher about it one day and she said that even when he’s trying and is not distracted, he has a [...]
