On Memorial Day weekend six years ago, this is what I looked like: A couple of hours later, this is what I looked like: I can hardly believe that he is SIX already! I feel like my oldest kid should be six, not my second one! Zander is amazing. He is super funny—perhaps the funniest [...]
Archive for the ‘sons’ Category
Z is Six Already!
Posted in family, mothers, off topic, parenting, personal, sons on May 29, 2012 | 1 Comment »
New Pictures! (and life musings)
Posted in babies, family, mothers, parenting, personal, pictures, sons on April 23, 2012 | 2 Comments »
During my aunt’s visit from California two weeks ago, we had a last-minute photo shoot for some Mother’s Day pictures (it wasn’t last minute for my aunt who planned in advance to hire the fabulous Karen for a photo session, but the addition of me and my crew was last-minute). I’m currently at the end [...]
Bits of the month
Posted in babies, breastfeeding, family, feminism, homeschooling, mothers, personal, sons, women on March 3, 2012 | 3 Comments »
I’m trying something new—a weekly (or monthly) wrap-up sort of post where I share bits and pieces that don’t warrant full posts and that allow me to share personal type things about homeschooling and so forth as well as just random thoughts and ideas and material for my personal memory archives. I’m inspired to do [...]
Introversion
Posted in family, homeschooling, off topic, personal, self-care, sons on February 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in. –Leonard Cohen, from “Anthem” via A Meditation for the Weekend: How the Light Gets In – By Susan Cain. Accidentally came across this quote via Facebook today and just loved it. It [...]
Toddler Birth Art
Posted in babies, birth, birth art, family, mothers, personal, sons on February 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As I look at these drawings by my older son at ages 2.5 and 3.5, I feel quite a pang. This time has passed. He is eight now. He hasn’t drawn a picture like this in years. I didn’t fully realize at the time that he was drawing them that it was a one shot [...]

