She almost made it out into the day light again after years – years – without. Fingers pressed against the pane of glass, behind a blackout curtain. Sometimes in front of it, when she was feeling brave. She thought it was safe, up so high, the starlight on fingertips, no one would see. But I…
Sporty sporty sports
Jack’s in baseball again. We’ve decided to go ahead and enroll him for the spring, even though I can’t imagine how I’m going to handle getting him there. I’ll work it out. We had a TWO HOUR PRACTICE TODAY OH MY GOD. Two hours is a long time. The Professor is out of town (we…
Lent
I was drawn to this article recently, as I pondered what to give up for Lent. Giving up for Lent was a thing I used to really get into, even though it’s kind of a “Catholic thing” and I have never been Catholic. As my everyday schedule has become more punishing, however, the idea of adding…
Mardi Gras 2015 in Pictures
We’ve managed several more parades this year than last. A certain little baby grew up into a toddler, making it both easier and harder to get out of the house. We’ve done a few Mobile parades, but NOLA Mardi Gras always beckons, and we have made a tradition of going back to the Mardi Gras…
Orbit
We were never one person. We were always only two people, one inside the other. In those pregnant months it felt like we were one, but of course they each had their own hearts, and after a few weeks, their own little budding kidneys, a little wee stomach, liver, a tiny electric brain – all the important pieces and…