The weekend was a gift. Saturday – a morning hike down a wide gravel path through woods to a small bayside park. It is chilly. We walk over a boardwalk to the little beach. The sand is white, and the boys shift it into piles here and there while the baby snoozes in an Ergo on his father’s…
Shake it Off
Rough morning. Boys fighting over who gets to get dressed first, who gets to brush teeth first, who gets to stand on the bathroom stool and get hair combed first. Craigsy, up at 5:30 (before I’m done getting myself ready), is uncharacteristically miserable all morning for some reason. I lay out clothes while hollering, pack lunches while…
Things You MUST Eat
Pursuant to my New Years Goals (was that a lawyerly way to write that, or what??), and also my renewed energy due to all the sleeping I’ve been doing these days, I’ve been cooking some new and fresh and healthy stuff this year. I’ve had a few misses, but I wanted to share with you my hits! Drop…
This guy turned one on Friday. In what I suspect will be typical of this Gulf Coaster’s birthday in years to come, his birthday celebration was actually a Mardi Gras celebration. In other words, instead of having any kind of cake or party, we all went to a parade. Friday was an extremely…
Hello!
Thank you for all the responses on the last post – I commented there to share my decision and also the ridiculousness of our no-common-sense security here. We had a lovely weekend – lots of closet-cleaning, laundry, a Goodwill run, playing Crazy Eights with a certain four year old who cannot get enough of Crazy Eights,…