Parenting

Super E

This morning I heard my second-born's alarm going off so I stepped into his room and sat down on the side of his bed. He burrowed further into the covers and turned his head away when I clicked the lamp on. "What, mom? I'm up!"His deep scratchy voice matched the...

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And So it Goes…

Dear Kindergartner: You've got this! I promise, it will be way more amazing than you can imagine. Your mom has made you a very special lunch (probably with a special little note) and your teacher will help you open your milk if you need it. I know it is a little new...

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The Stupid Water Bottle

This. This water bottle. This bulky water bottle  that my kid has been caring around with him to school, to sports, to work…for long as I can remember. I hate finding it all muddy sitting in the sink with the assumption that I’m going to clean it (which I do of course...

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Final Countdown

We've filled our days, focused on making memories, tried tons of new things, repeated traditions, eaten dozens of family meals, had movie nights, traveled lots of places, taken hundreds of pictures, enjoyed friends, cherished family, holed up in our rooms when we were...

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Turn the Page….

With graduation just around the corner combined with the fact that all three of us (authors of this blog) have seniors....well, there have been some pretty sweet~bitter~sweet~bitter moments around here. I happen to know that one of us, I'll let you guess who, had a...

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A Little Unsteady

You know the expression, Everything comes around again?" Well, in case you were wondering, I'm here to tell you that it's true. Everything does. Everything. For example: Those super high-waisted jeans that I wore in the first few years of college? Back. Body suits...

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Give Him to Me

Give Him to Me

A lifetime ago…or maybe just a childhood ago….I stood over an isolate in the NICU staring at a wrinkly smushed little creature with a purplish bruised head. He was hooked up to wires and tubes as the machines around him hummed and beeped and I put my carefully washed...

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