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brushing of the hair 26 Aug 2013 | 03:49 pm
My dearest child, I love the way you pad down the steps at exactly 7:00a.m. and hug your hellos in that hazy, croaky voice. I love chatting with you over breakfast when it’s just us. And more than an...
happy cliché #10 – it’s never too late 23 Aug 2013 | 03:48 pm
“How do I do it, Mama?” she asked. Her voice was smaller than usual, pulled into the sea by the riptide. I stared down at her, at the sandy little hand clutching mine. I didn’t have an answer. It was ...
the walk home 21 Aug 2013 | 03:29 pm
Dear THREE, I’ll think of you as I walk your sisters to school this year. As we push through the High-Five line, and into the lobby. As I hug ONE before she races off to third grade, and as I stand i...
the top 10 things I relearned this summer 19 Aug 2013 | 03:46 pm
10 – LIFE = An Ongoing UFC Event. Life is but a mixed martial arts event for my attention that I am destined to lose, regardless of my extensive training, and the (many) years spent dominating my weig...
looking back – kindergarten goodie bag 16 Aug 2013 | 04:05 pm
We waited five-and-a-half years for the grand party that was Kindergarten. Most of my posts from last summer included some kind of countdown to the blessed event. After much anticipation it finally ar...
thoughts from further down the road – being present 15 Aug 2013 | 04:22 pm
When my kids were smaller I worried a lot about “being present.” It was a hot topic among bloggers and made me very conscious of the fact that I wasn’t especially engaged in my children’s playing, or ...
minutes of the county fair 12 Aug 2013 | 04:41 pm
4:01PM – Drive past all of the people looking for parking spots in the No-Parking Zone. Stop at AWESOME FRIEND’S house who happens to live on the street of the fair, borrow parking pass, and park righ...
stolen nap 9 Aug 2013 | 03:53 pm
Everything about it was wrong. Dinner dishes were everywhere, dessert was still being consumed, baths hadn’t been addressed, it was almost their bedtime, it was only a few hours from my bedtime. Bu...
surviving preschool – the yellow cup 8 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
Last week we had the unexpected opportunity of relaxing in the fruit of our parenting labors. We woke up–on our own–to perfect silence and a clock that displayed 8 as the headlining hour. It turned ou...
book readings! 7 Aug 2013 | 04:11 pm
I’m so excited to share that St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub is hosting a Bad Mommy Moments book reading next month! So if you’re free on Saturday, September 14th @ 2pm, come out and join us! Escape your kids o...
