Now that The Boy is in school and have more than three minutes a day to rest my brain, I have been spending more time on nurturing my creative spirit.  I read The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly and it’s been an amazing inspiration.  I cannot say enough good things about this book.  […]

The second week of school is over, and it was exhausting.  After The Boy got lost three times at school, he was reassigned to a new teacher.  I love her.  She is amazing, and perfect for my Boy. So I spent the first few weeks of school running around like a crazy person, getting stuff […]

We made it through our first week of school.  It was a bit bumpy at first, but I think we are getting on track.  The Boy has never made anything easy. The separation has been hard on both of us.  I was not prepared for that.  I was not on the computer much last week.  […]

I asked The Boy what he wanted to do today, on his last day of Summer.  I offered several of his favorite outings, but all he wanted to do was stay at home and play with me. It is pretty rare that I honor the request to play knights or robots anymore, but how could […]

In my past (pre-kid life) life, I managed a bookstore.  I was always boggled when customers said to me, “oh, I love to read, but I don’t have the time to.” My answer was always, “you just have to make the time.” So I decided to take my own advice, and start making the time […]

We met the usual group of friends at the beach on Saturday evening for a dinnertime picnic and swim.  We all fell into a nice rhythm of sitting and swimming, so the kids were never without an adult in the water, and there was plenty of adult conversation on the beach.  We ate.  We sipped […]

We all had the flu last week.  Let me just say that you haven’t fully experienced the flu until you have four people in your house sick at once. We managed to shake it off just in time for our Thursday beach day.  And let me say that the sea air, the salty water, and […]

Shortly before I became a mother, I felt like I was finally getting my act together.  I was happy, healthy, in the best physical shape of my life, and I was emotionally and spiritually fulfilled. Then The Boy was born.  Taking care of a very high-need baby who turned in to a very high-need boy […]

What a crazy week we had last week!  The Boy turned five,  we went to Disney World, and then had a party.  In the days leading up to his birthday, I was so busy finishing up last minute crafting and packing for our trip that I was completely unprepared for the emotion I would feel […]

First, please go watch this video.  It is of track star Derek Redmond at the 1992 Summer Olympics.  He was favored to win the 400 meter race, but halfway through the race he tears a hamstring and falls to the track, cringing in pain.  He decides to finish the race as his father pushes his […]