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Not Quite the Beginning We Wanted…
It’s not quite how I had planned for Spring Break to begin, and I’m not talking about the weather. But then again, the best laid plans… Right now it is Sunday morning but almost noon, and I have coughed like a smoker all night long–those deep, heaving coughs that wrack your whole body. My Bri…
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What Is Dearest
It’s so easy for me to get caught up in the now-ness, the busy-ness, the chaos. It’s so easy when the evening has gotten away from us, and we are running like crazy to get them in bed and tucked in and lights out to then flop on the couch with a huge, “whew,” because…
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Snow Days
Together we play outside until fingers are numb and cheeks are pink, and we run inside to grab dry gloves and fluffier hats, so we can play outside some more. And when we come in to the warmth, our fingers tingle and our noses run, and we stomp on the floor to make our toes…
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She Spins and She Sways
Last weekend we watched a lot of figure skating. Y’all, I am so excited about the Olympics. SO. EXCITED. I even have a google calendar with all the tv listings of events and when they’ll be aired. So needless to say, I am counting down the days until Sochi. It’s a bit hard for our…
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Hurry Up… and Wait
This morning I saw an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist. After I thoroughly embarrassed myself and fell apart in his office, I cried pretty much for the rest of the day. Overwhelmed is an understatement. Confused. Fearful. Frustrated. These all come into play. Basically I learned that it takes new doctors a very, very long…