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Rain Be Gone

Guess what? It’s raining again and I have another headache, again.  I fear my head will implode one of these days if it does not stop raining.  I used to really enjoy a rainy day. That hot cup of coffee and my Wall Street Journal used to be more fun on rainy days. The peace … Continue reading →

Egg Head

Didn’t mommy say no running in the house? Nobody ever listens to mommy.    I was in the basement, Paul was in the kitchen and both of us assumed the other was answering the doorbell. The only ones at the front door were the crazy barking dogs and the boys who excitedly waited for one of … Continue reading →

Wisdom

Hanging out in the kitchen with the boys while they ate dinner, I got schooled by my six year old.  I forgot to give Tucker a fork with his dinner until he reminded me.  I smiled, passed one over to him and said, “Silly mommy!”  Tucker laughed and responded… “Silly mommy, you need to go back to preschool. ” … Continue reading →

Games Boys Play

My boys eat a lot. They come to the table sometimes with game faces on professing the importance of eating to be strong and “hit home runs like Big Papi (David Ortiz)”.  It is often amusing watching them eat, wondering where it all goes in their little bodies. Tucker, who is usually eaten under the … Continue reading →

Task Queen

I cheerfully volunteered recently to be the classroom helper for Tucker’s class. Copy this, cut that, paste these, laminate those, assemble that and Velcro this.  This year I have taken on being a room mom and while I realize we are only one month into school, it has been fun. 3 hours after I started and while I never … Continue reading →

Point of View

Expressing what I’m thinking and the experiences we are going through as our lives have been transformed has become an integral part of who we are as we move through this experience. Writing has become a healing process and an expression of what we are feeling in the moment. It is often something that I … Continue reading →

Birds Nest

383 days later, many haircuts and lots of patience, the formerly bald part of my head now has new hair and is hanging out with its neighboring friends.  What the new hair is failing to do is play nicely with its new neighbors. As if a flock of birds had built themselves a home, my … Continue reading →

Oh, No You Didn’t…

Being the completely responsible parent, sort of, I attempted last week to sign the boys up for CCD. Late and yes, I just called it CCD.  The deadline for registration was in mid June and yes, I should have had it done and checked off the list well before now, but seriously, who can plan and anticipate … Continue reading →