First thing…
In the morning i see is this poster by Nikki McClure. It reminds me it might be hard but it can be slowed downed and simplified. My family has been going through a transition right now for about four months. It hasn’t been easy but I can say we are better for it. We’ve all...
Today he is one…
Today he is one. Today I remember how he no longer belongs to just me, but to the world. Today I think about what he has to offer the world. Today I think about time going fast and slow all at once. Today I think about how I love him. Happy Birthday H! *UPDATE: since...
Getting off my Duff…
I need to, its getting flat and its not just genetics, its of taking the easy way out… There is never a better time than now, but you know rewatching the WHOLE tv series of one of your favorite tv shows when you were a kid gets in the way.. I know. Pathetic.. Anyway.. here...
Important…
As I get older I appreciate more and more the relationship I had with my grandpa Henry. As a kid he was always puttering in the background as I was growing up. No project was finished until it was painted. Most important he always had time, time to explain, time to find the perfect board...
Matching…
Dont worry his older brother has a matching pair of pants all cut out and ready to be sewed up. Because what boy does not need a pair of reversible plaid/denim pants! As a side note, I did, use just one of those flannel shirts I got in my ginormous ebay box as lining for...
Beautiful Messes…
My kids leave me little living reminders of beautiful everywhere. Messes blur with art.
Headquarters…
Walking rapidly, with glances over our shoulders, we head towards the faded red barn across the quiet farmyard. I wince, hoping not to alert anyone as to our destination, as the sharp gravel crunches beneath our feet. Stopping momentarily at the sagging, red and gray door, my cousin and I grasp the massive well-worn metallic...
At the end of this year…
… we are trying to focus on how to do things we used to enjoy… … getting a little frustrated as we want to move around, and can’t get there, yet…. … but mostly at our house, we are trying to create peace with the monsters who live above A’s bedroom by feeding them clementines!...
