As I yelled at my teenager to stop torturing his younger brother for the hundredth time this morning, I struggled to remember when my statements to him weren’t, “Will you please stop _________________." When Tom was born almost 16 years ago, I vowed to never forget one precious moment of our early days together. I wanted to burn into my memory every single giggle and … [Read more...]
Easier to Love?
I adore being a mother. It’s the job I always wanted and one that I feel I’m really good at. Am I the perfect mother? Of course not. I don’t even come close. But I’ve always felt that motherhood fit my personality and talents well. That is, I used to feel that way. This September our eldest child, Tom, started high school and then a few months later turned … [Read more...]
A Table for Two
I made sure I looked a little extra pretty today. I took an extra minute with my hair and made sure my eye makeup looked nice, remembering to use a little eyeliner. As I went to get to dressed, I passed on wearing my favorite, if a little raggy, green sweater, for my nicer knit turtleneck.. No weekend-mom attire would do today. I had a date planned with someone very … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Sealed with a Kiss
I’ve always loved Thanksgiving. It’s my favorite holiday. As a writer and blogger, I love writing about this time of year. In fact the very first essay I ever published was a piece I wrote a week before Thanksgiving on how I was grateful for the cat my husband and I had before we became parents, My Four Legged Mentor. This month alone I have written about Five Reasons I'm … [Read more...]
One of Those Days
Today was one of “those” days. I woke up to my darling eight-year-old bent over my bed asking me if we really lived in suburbia. When I said yes, he asked if we could change houses and live in an urban area with big buildings. This line of questioning continued all day long. All. Day. Long.My 14-year-old and my husband have spent all day working on a science project recreating … [Read more...]
