The Reluctant Grownup

That post below was written several weeks ago, and I thought it would keep the original date, but it did not.  Anyway, in the meantime we discovered that Jack’s well child exam was…

I had to cancel my first trimester ultrasound today, and it hit me harder than makes sense.  I was startled by my tears.  I felt like an idiot standing outside the doors of…

This morning, I am thankful for: Black Friday shopping – on my couch, in my slippers, with a cup of tea and my laptop, yesterday’s blueberry muffins warmed and sweet. A healthy boy,…

The wind howled through the night, and when it woke me at 3am I composed a brilliant post in my head.  The wind blew it away. Jack was in it.  Of that I’m…

My daily cycling commute takes me about ten blocks west to the park, then about a mile north along the park trails to school.  The road we live on is bumpy.  It’s a…