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This morning my daughter lied to me. Not about anything big, or even particularly important, but the lie was said, then backed up by demonstrations to “prove” its…
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Family
Me time = Flea time
I am battling tiny vermin, some imagined, some real. Last week, my elder child came home with a classroom lice notice. That took my already overactive laundry habit…
Body & Health
Calm after a storm
Holidays at home with little ones means super secrets, high anticipation, late nights, big messes, bigger food and lots of opportunities to make memories. It always goes by…
Family
The morning I have
This was not the morning I wanted. I had great visions for how my daughter and I would connect, and I would help ease her “just starting school”…
Family
hiding in the library
I hide in the kitchen, extending the time it takes to do dishes. No one comes in during that time. This is the only way I can eat…
Body & Health
Dark dog of exhaustion
I love to watch my kids sleep. I enjoy this for many reasons; to witness a state of deep relaxation, to observe their sweet features, and to know…
Family
Tasslenisms: part two
see also Tasslenisms One ♥ Tasslenisms Two ♥ Tasslenisms Three Tasslen at egg hunt: Look mom, a double yolker! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Tasslen: mom, can I…
Family
Activity vs. Achievement
Like many parents of small children, I reside in a swirl of constant and chaotic activity. Think, “mom, look at this potion I just made with your new…
Creativity
THAT kind of mom
I hoped I’d be one of those awesome moms that was super-conscious, sensitive and mindful, until I realized I was becoming one of those “literary” moms. You know,…