This Christmas

My mom used to LOVE Christmas. By “love” I mean she would go all out. Every nook and cranny of every room was filled with something sparkly and shiny. There were specific decorations that went in specific spots every year: the snowman couple in a basket...

Missing

Hey mom, I miss you. I know you’re less than five miles away and that I will probably see you this afternoon, but right now I just really miss you. I’m standing in your closet shaking my head at how incredibly organized and fastidious you have always been:...

Out of Africa

(This post was written a few weeks ago….) Exactly one week ago I was somewhere over remote Northeast Canada on my way to Dallas. I was so ready to be home… and so exhausted. A week later, and 100 years older, I realize that I had no idea what the word exhausted...

Mixed Bag….

Kid #3 starts school in the morning. As in…she’s leaving the house and going to another building for eight hours! Oh is she ever excited to start 8th grade…truly! She’s been organizing and labeling (and re-labeling and re-organizing) school and...
A Quick Glance Behind….

A Quick Glance Behind….

    I thought I could ignore it. Well, maybe not ignore it exactly..more like drape it with some trendy designer fabric and put little vintage chalkboards around it that say things in cute curly writing like: “We’re finally here!” “So proud and...