Every single remembrance of nine eleven that I have ever read, I swear, begins with a description of the sky. Clear. Blue. Perfect. Cloudless. Cerulean. We expected some kind of warning. Mother Nature’s failure to acknowledge the evil that loomed was a cruel trick. ************ This morning in church, we had a celebration for the director…
That Other One
He is up to my knee already. I used to lay him across my forearm – bum in palm, head in the crook of my elbow, nuzzled in close and sleeping. That seems like yesterday, but it wasn’t. In point of fact, yesterday he picked up Jack’s pirate hat, whacked it on his head, and…
Expletive Deleted, As This Is A Family Blog
Dear Tropical Storm Lee, I hate you. Signed, Me ******************************************************* I was supposed to fly to NC today, to join my sisters and mother on a fun jaunt in Brevard. Instead, I’m stuck in the house with two stir crazy kids and Backyardigans on repeat. Not quite the disappointment that poor Suzy JD suffered, when…
Twiddles Thumbs . . . Checks Email . . . Writes Blog Post
. . . realizes she has nothing new to report, closes New Blog Post window, goes back to twiddling thumbs. (T-minus 7 days til Jack starts school, and I can actually do work on workdays!)
Jack and Me and Doctors
I want to begin training for October’s half marathon, but I’m forcing myself to wait until I’ve been to the neurological clinic about my broken back. That appointment is this Thursday. Also this Thursday, we take Jack for his full evaluation for speech and language therapy. Both are appointments that we have waited literally months…