They cuddle in bed telling jokes, and throw themselves about yelling “timber,” play chase all through the house, make farting noises, hang upside down. And the whole thing is loud, and crazy, and sometimes too much and also always beautiful. And no one does a better job of getting to him to laugh or smile […]
I know my last post was so depressing, but things are starting to normalize around here somewhat. No, Wesley hasn’t stopped crying hysterically when I drop him off at school in the mornings, pressing his sobbing face against the glass door desperate not to see me walk away, or like today, clinging on to me […]
Dear Craig: You spent your day doing something I love rather than something you love. Thank you for showing our son what it means to love someone every day, even when that means sitting through a musical. Thank you for your handiness, the things you build and arrange and fix for us regularly – for […]
Nicole’s post over at Making it Lovely inspired me to create this list. I’ve never made one before. I don’t even ever make New Year’s resolutions. But I was inspired to make the list, thinking it may help make me accountable for some of the things I’ve been meaning to accomplish for some time now.I […]
Best thing I ever did:
Today (and everyday) I am grateful for my amazing husband: how sweet was his post the other night? He surpasses any dream I could have had for the perfect partner: thoughtful, funny, generous, an amazing teacher. I am, indeed, lucky. It’s no surprise how attached Wesley is to his father. I think about this often, […]
