And then it was HIGH SCHOOL!
July 6, 2022
It was just his first day of kindergarten. KINDERGARTEN! I’d worried and stressed about the right school. I’d checked out all of the local options and lost a lot of sleep trying to make the right decision. I landed on…
Read moreLovie love lost
November 18, 2020
I don’t remember who gave me DBB (Dr. Bunny Bear), I just remember that this particular blue plush bear with long ears was a baby shower gift and that he was discovered by my eldest son at a very young…
Read moreThe next age and stage
November 19, 2019
Just when I got good at being mom to babies, they went and became toddlers. Just when I got the hang of two pairs of grabby hands and irrational demands, they went and became boys. It’s the wildest thing, but…
Read moreJuly – Getting Booked
July 23, 2019
Nah, if you haven’t committed a crime by now, then you’re definitely at an age where that mug shot ain’t gonna be pretty, so don’t bother to start. I want to get booked in a more literal, sit-down-and-read-a-book-without-interruption kind of…
Read moreYou Only Get 18 Summers
July 19, 2019
I admit it. The ending to Toy Story 3 tears me up. Every. Single. Time. It starts with the scene where Woody watches through a hole in the box as Andy says goodbye to his Mom, who has just walked into his…
Read moreWhen are the “too old” for…
July 16, 2019
I don’t know when it happened. They were just so small. I was buying strollers and navigating solid foods and trying to decide which schools and which daycares – and now they’re 8 and 10 9 and 11. Wow, it’s…
Read moreBoobies and brows
October 16, 2018
It’s Breast Cancer Awareness month. And this year it means so much more to me. When someone I love dearly came to me recently and told me she had the big C, I lost it. She was actually quite calm…
Read moreMom Vision
August 26, 2018
I booked the family’s annual eye exams – and when we saw our optometrist, I asked her to explain why my eyes work so differently than the rest of my family. She laughed and handed me a pamphlet on Mom…
Read moreBack-to-School: Bliss or bittersweet?
August 15, 2018
Something happens around this time every summer. Summer camp wraps up, bathing suits are looking worse for wear, Halloween candy starts appearing in the grocery store and back-to-school shopping and lunch ideas overwhelm Pinterest and Instagram. Whether you’re a stay-at-home…
Read moreCar seats: How safe is safe enough?
July 25, 2018
Car seats. Ok, I admit, I have an unfair advantage because I have four kids and a grandkid. I’ve seen them survive falls, fires, bullying, getting lost, getting left behind at the store and all the stuff that kids face….
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