Lately with Tuck.
It started this winter, our girl looking stiff as she stood up after a nap on the floor. We noticed she didn’t hop up on the couch or bed with ease anymore & so we started her on glucosamine pills...
View ArticleCourtney.
“Kim? Kim, it’s Beth Anne. What happened?” My voice caught on the phone with my college roommate, Kim. We hadn’t spoken on the phone in 8 years & she was the first person I called when I saw the...
View ArticleLegos & Work & Life
Harry is the master of Legos. He’s putting together 200+ piece sets alone & it’s just amazing to watch. Like one day, we were worried he wasn’t going to point on time & now he’s building a...
View ArticleHi. Remember me? I used to write here almost daily.
It’s been over a month since my last post. I wish we could catch up in person, like how Liz & I chatted for an hour over lattes in Austin just two weeks ago. Pour a cup of coffee, maybe go for a...
View ArticleMarley-ish & me.
It’s winter-cold in North Carolina & while it feels like a heat-wave to our northern neighbors, we’re wearing wool coats & gloves & watching for black ice on the bridges. The constant...
View ArticleWhen fifteen years are the blink of an eye.
Last Friday night, I drove by the local high school and saw the floodlights on full, drenching the football field in harsh light. Windows open & my ponytail brushing against my cheek, I remembered...
View ArticleI may collapse on Christmas morning, but gosh darn it, the gifts will be...
Yesterday Harrison & I strung lights through the bushes & trees, but only after I helped him climb the tree. He thinks it is beautiful. Looks like he’s on his dad’s side of colored lights...
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Santa came with love this year, quietly unpacking with whispers & a moment of collapsing on the couch to stare at the tree. By the fireplace laid Harrison’s coveted “carries cars monsters trucks”,...
View ArticleGoodbye 2013, Hello 2014
We rang in the new year with a kitchen counter between us, friends on each side, & pink champagne in our glasses & our little boy tucked into bed at Grandma’s house. Full of birthday cake...
View ArticleCurrently I Am…
appreciating Doug’s TWO job offers last week! reading The Boleyn Inheritance. I bought this book over a year ago after finishing The Other Boleyn Girl & never got around to reading it. So far, so...
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