… oh wait, I already am crying. My husband is flying today, so he’s no help. Hope you don’t mind standing in for him as a shoulder to cry on… I received an email this morning from USCIS. And it’s not good news. Evidently, they need more evidence before they can process our new approval. Evidence being state clearances from… Read More
the apple farm
Sometimes I get really tired of dragging my big, bulky camera along on family excursions. Then I remind myself, if I don’t carry along my camera, all our joyful outings might go undocumented. But the lazy side of me retorts, to haul around my (decidedly breakable) Nikon is sometimes so. not. worth. the effort. But today it absolutely, completely, was…. Read More
his big day
Today was a big day for my husband. So big, his parents even came to town. All the way from Texas. So big that the littles missed their nap and I was forced to substitute M&Ms for sleep. It didn’t work, by the way. So big, I had to wear lots and lots of rubbery undergarments. The kind that are… Read More
2 down, 0 to go
I should have seen it coming. After all, this just happened a few days before. And really, “a few” is being generous. It actually happened the very next day. I’ve just been in denial since then. Just look at him. He’s not even ashamed this time. Not even pretending to be ashamed. He thinks I need to get over it… Read More
he loves me kingsize
He used to bring me flowers. I complained that they cost too much. And died too soon. He moved through various and sundry ways of saying, “I love you” but none got quite the reaction he hoped for. Recently he’s hit on something that I just. can’t. seem. to. refuse. Candy. No, not fancy candy. I’m too much of a… Read More
that face
Good mornin’, Sunshine. This is what I woke up to yesterday morning. My front porch. My pots. Minus one. More of the carnage. Not exactly sure what these plants were, but I sure had a lot of respect for them. They made it all the way from our old house to our new house, which included a month of being… Read More
me and my girls: a moment
The girls and I were on our way home from Target last night when one of those conversations erupted. You know, one that makes you almost laugh and sort of cry at the same time? One that you don’t want to soon forget? So I’m writing it down, so we can all laugh about it someday. Someday twenty years from… Read More
special needs: mind your business
Ever really don’t want to write? But feel like you need to? So it’s exhausted, disjointed and painful, and feels like an insanely long dental cleaning? Well, this is one of those times. Don’t necessarily want to say what I gotta say, but feel like it needs to be said. And anyone that knows me will tell you, if I… Read More
did you know
Did you know that it is exactly 17 steps between the hallway upstairs and the foyer in our new house? How do I know this? Because that’s how many steps Sophie took between the time she stepped in dog poo and the time I realized she was still running. With poo still on her foot. Seventeen little foot marks… from… Read More
i am a bad mommy.
I chipped my front tooth as a child, playing “blind man’s bluff” in the pool. My teeth hit the side of the pool before the rest of my face and an ugly incident ensued. Thankfully, the dentist was able to file both my front teeth down enough to make it less noticeable, but I’ve always been keenly aware of my… Read More