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Category Archives: Family Life
Wordless Wednesday: This Is Our Holiday Card
I have not done a holiday card since M’s first Christmas, four years ago. And that was a New Year’s card that went out in February. I adore and admire all our friends who send us beautiful cards with stunning … Continue reading
Telling the Tale
This is a dreamy new link up with Mama Wants This and These Little Waves. Come spin in all the beauty over at Memories Captured.
The Last Five Are What I Believe
This, finally, is all about me. I am linking up with Mama Kat’s Pretty Much World Famous Writer’s Workshop. You don’t know about me: 1. I once lived in a small Manhattan studio apartment with my husband, two gerbils, a dog and … Continue reading
Things I Have Learned This Week (And It’s Only Thursday)
A few things. Just off the top of my head… -Five people do not fit comfortably at all in a queen-size bed. Even when four of those people are small. -When five people are in a queen-size bed, inevitably, one … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday: I Tried to Take a Self Portrait
I turned 41 this month. Birthdays really aren’t the same after you have kids. We all get that. My husband bought, at the four year old’s insistence, cupcakes for the family. And so that the four year old could blow … Continue reading
My Perfect Family. Tonight.
I don’t write about my family being perfect very often. Ever. I am often overwhelmed by my three children. They whine, cry, scream, throw things, pee on the floor. In response, I whine, cry, scream, throw things. (It ends … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday: Things I Love (A Lot of Boston)
Oh Boston. If you have ever met me in person, you know I bring up the city of Boston constantly and awkwardly in conversation. “I’m so sorry your dog died. You know which city has a lot of dogs? Boston.” … Continue reading
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An Interview with Erin Runnion. Because I Am a Mother Too.
Erin Runnion’s mission is that not one more child be abused. Her daughter, Samantha, was abducted and murdered. The Joyful Child Foundation in Memory of Samantha Runnion does amazing work with children, law enforcement and communities to keep our kids safe from predators. Continue reading
Fear and Writing
I started reading the link ups as soon as we returned from Boston today. Waited until the kids were fed. Then fed chocolate, watching television with daddy, dancing around the living room and demanding band aids be placed on them, … Continue reading
Inspiration Looks Like This
I always had trouble with essays like this. I could never really grasp the idea of having a “hero,” nor did I feel particularly inspired through school. Having been an uncomfortable child, I had a lot of growing up to … Continue reading
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