That morning when he woke us at 5:30 am, instead of sending him back to sleep “until the little hand is on the six,” I swept him up in the soft beige blanket and carried him out to the front porch rocker, where we shared whispers and giggles in the chilly pre-dawn air, watching the sun slowly rise to light the…
Category: Jack
Eas-terrific!
We had a lovely Palm and Easter Sunday. Holy Week was a special time for me at our church last year, and I missed being a part of the festivities and celebrations there. But we enjoyed getting to know our new church’s traditions, which included a child’s parade of palms on Palm Sunday. Afterwards, Jack…
Busy busy busy
I flew home from Tampa on a windy February day, and landed right into a whole mess of work that’s still sort of running my life. To top it off, Saturday was our lovely town’s 24th annual chili cookoff/cancer fundraiser. Our law firm sponsors a booth, and I was in charge of clean-up. I spent…
Warble warble
Taking a timeout from studying for the bar (that shizzle is coming up in six damn days, ya’ll) to warble on for a bit about life. I got new shoes. I now have 3 pair of pumps that I wear regularly to work, all of varying ages: (1) a two year old pair of nude…
The Children
Liam:”I need a pencil.” Me: “Why.” Liam: “I dus’ NEED it, Mom. Weach it fo’ me.” Me: “Why do you NEED it, Liam?” Liam: “I need it because I want it!” Me: “That’s not needing, that’s wanting, buddy.” Liam, dejected: “Awwww. But I wanna disappear stuff, wike da floor, and Virgil, and da sky.” Me:…