It is time to be honest about how I am really doing. As I giggled through the movie Into the Spider-verse the other day with my boys, I began thinking about this shelter-in-place. It feels like we have been sucked through a blackhole and catapulted into an alternate reality. My house, my job, my town … Continue reading This Is NOT Me!
Category: Introspections
The Next Big Thing
It wasn’t what they expected. It was hard to ignore the disappointment in their eyes. One hundred and eight days since Christmas. Fifty-eight days since Valentine’s Day. And today’s celebration was a bit less than they’d anticipated. Sure, the boys each had a little Easter basket. By the time I’d rubbed the sleepiness from my … Continue reading The Next Big Thing
Simple Things
As I make plans for my son’s 11th birthday, I think about how simple the celebration will be this year. In years past, family and friends gathered at our home to bust open a piñata, engage in pool-noodle battles on the grassy hill of our yard, or soak each other with water balloons. Then a … Continue reading Simple Things
Coloring Inside the Lines
We have a preteen in the house. Almost overnight, my loving son - the one who curled on my lap at three, skipped through the parking lot at five - is now a moody, frustrated and misunderstood little man. Last weekend, an emotional hurricane crashed into our serene living room in the form of a … Continue reading Coloring Inside the Lines
Snow! Snow! Snow!
“Watch for it! Keep watching!” A few simple words and I am eight-years-old again. And thirteen. And sixteen. And all the ages in between. It is a go-to-the-snow day, but this time around I am the mother. I am the one pointing out the window, encouraging my boys to watch the red dirt as the … Continue reading Snow! Snow! Snow!
