• Fridays are Hard

    I slept until 7:06 this morning.  I have to leave the house at 7:15.  I didn’t do this on purpose, and I wish I could say that I woke feeling refreshed, but instead…

  • Strawberry Flavored?

    Hey!   I know a new mom or two that read this blog.  And this is for them.  It’s a wee bit gross.  And boring.  Unless you’re them.  So other folks – don’t…

  • Belly Laughs

    Jack laughed his first belly laugh today.  Patrick called me up and I listened to it over the phone.   What.  A.  Hoot.   I can’t wait to get home and hear it…

  • My Echo, My Shadow, and Me

    Who is she? A slim Italian peasant, pinning her thick black braid off her neck before heading out into the summer heat to sell fruit from woven baskets, or to pick olives, or…

  • Laughing!

    Dad called me at work today. He put his cell phone on speaker, and said LISTEN TO THIS! I heard: You’re bouncing on the bed.You’re bouncing on the bed.You’re bouncing on the bed.…