when i think over the last 38 birthdays…a flood gate of emotion opens up and pours memories all over me. i remember things like getting my first pair of guess jeans; honey and paw-paw giving me my kermie and piggie sleeping bag; walking into school to find my locker decorated by friends; opening my […]
this morning…i got a wild hair and took off annslee’s diaper and didn’t put a fresh one on her. i told her… “today we are going to use the potty.” she protested like she usually does…despite promises of candy and new toys. she is sitting at the breakfast table in just her […]
i haven’t touched my good camera all week…unless you call my phone a camera…which i don’t. i call it the next best thing when i don’t have my actual camera. it will do the trick if i need it to. but it’s not the same. it captured some things for me this week…when i […]
i woke up this morning and thought i had the world on a string. i lounged in bed and smiled as the sounds of my four children playing and laughing filled my home. colt had a friend spend the night and they had hit the driveway for an early game of hoops. i listened as […]
okay…sweet annslee james. two days ago…on october 8th…it was your turn. the big 3 was here. when people ask you how old you are…you simply reply, “wee.” and that’s how you say 3. we celebrated you and chase on the previous friday night in a big way. first […]
today will be spent getting ready for chase’s and annslee’s shared, family, birthday extravaganza tonight. i never thought i would be the parent that makes her kids share a birthday party. i mean…chase is a fourth grade boy. annslee is a (turning) 3 year old little girl. that’s…like…as opposite as you can get. but…as […]
dearest chase, yesterday you turned 10. several times during the day, you looked at me thoughtfully and said, “i’m sorta like an adult now.” you also told me that your father told you that you could now play video games like halo. (we will discuss that later.) i think it’s […]
today, i will take full advantage of the break in our week that is wednesday. wednesday has become my weekend. it’s become my calming breath in the middle of all of my sprint gasps. literally. i did a bunch of sprints last night at soccer practice…so i feel like i can say that honestly. […]
“i want to work with kevin clash someday,” he says. my 9 year old is unlike most. he isn’t out on the football field today…fighting for tackles and touchdowns. he is doing his own thing. and i…for one…love that. i gave him the day. i was his. he got to choose breakfast. […]
you wanna know what is suuuuuper relaxing? attempting to take a hot bath…only to, all of a sudden have a 90 pound dog chasing a hissing cat through the bathroom…though the closet…through the bedroom…through the bathroom…through the closet…through the bedroom. and then you realize that no matter how loud you scream for someone to […]