Two Sides of the Same Star
Orlando and I were cutting out stars to hang on the window (per his craft-making request). On each star, he drew a smiley face on the top point and a heart in the center. Then he circled the heart and drew lines from the circle to the end of each point. A heart in the [...]
Still Thankful
On Thanksgiving day, the kids and I woke up and saw the sunrise shining pink and bright. We went upstairs to have a bigger view of the sky and were oohing and ahhing when Rom woke up and joined us. Later that morning, we went for a long walk in the woods and came home [...]
Everything Death and Destruction (and Pink and Frilly)
Orlando has a new favorite item of clothing. He saw this belt at a kid’s clothing store. “Look, Mama! A pirate belt!” He can’t do the buckle by himself (it’s a double metal loop kind), so he just keeps it loose enough so he can slip his pants on and off when he needs to [...]
What It Feels Like
The Impatient Motherby Ona Gritz I know it in my teeth when I become her,the way they tingle, tighten against each other,and in my sudden rod straight spine.Beside her at the table, my son twists awayfrom a sheet of questions on Lincoln.He scuffs the floor with a squeak of sneakers,whines, This is hard. She feels [...]
November’s Goodies
I publish some of this in my sidebar, but for those of you read in a reader (like me), I thought I’d share in a post. Here’s what has stayed with me…from Momo Fali A terrific blogger… funny, heartfelt, sarcastic, and honest. Here is a post about the things moms do. from Misplaced Mama A [...]
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