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Go Fly a Kite… seriously.
Posted on March 25, 2020 Leave a Comment
Yesterday, I flew a kite with my son for the first time. This (super-fly) shark kite has been sitting in the closet for a year and a half because let’s be honest, when do we ever have time to fly a kite? Our weekdays are full of rushing to preschool and work. Trying to fit […]
Kinda Uncertain. Kinda Anxious.
Posted on March 16, 2020 Leave a Comment
Sooo anyone else out there kind of shell shocked right now? Maybe feeling a little uncertain? A little anxious? I am, uhhh, asking for a friend… Full-disclosure, the responses that I seek answers to aren’t for a friend, they are for me – but I am sure you already figured that out. Guys, can I […]
Infertility (not-so) Anonymous
Posted on July 9, 2019 Leave a Comment
I cried over some sippys. And by cried, I mean ugly-face bawled. Toddler B’s dentist said it was time to switch sippys. No more spouts, it’s time to move onto the big-boy trainer cups. In the dentist office, I was as cool as a cucumber. In real time, as I took the sippys off the […]
Encouragement for Mommies
Posted on June 27, 2019 Leave a Comment
It’s 2:28 am and I hold his fevered body. He’s hot but he also just wants to cozy so close on my chest. I stroke his hair and sing his favorite Italian lullaby softly. After thinking on this for a moment, I decide it’s really my favorite. It’s about a mommy rocking her baby to […]
Toes in the Water, Ass in the Sand… That’s Where the Real Work Begins.
Posted on June 24, 2019 Leave a Comment
I write this with my feet lazily tucked into a mound of warm sand. I feel it sift between my toes. I have needed this feeling for far too long. The heat of the sun seems to thaw my body and then work its warmth right down to my bones. The water crashes against the […]
