
W is at an age where I am constantly blown away by the stuff that comes out of his mouth. It feels like this kind of communication is so recent for us and I love every bit of it. He likes to grab on to a concept and then he shapes his world around that [...]

I’m curious how you will all answer this. (And not in a snobby, internet way, just genuinely curious.) {Hint: There is a poll in this post.} photo credit: LuluP

The other day I picked W up a bit early from school. His teachers were putting out the carefully packed lunches for his other classmates and as W wiggled into his jacket I took a glance at what was on the menu. Most of the kids had juice boxes out, some sort of snack type [...]

Oh for goodness sakes! Yes. Another cold, sickness, yuk has taken over my house. I was the first to fall down, then Mother started coughing and getting all congested, and now W is a nonstop running nose. I know when you are sick your body tries to force you to slow down so that you [...]

I once stood in the check out line for 30 minutes; an ungodly amount of time to run in and out for a few food items. I picked the shortest line and there I stood behind two women with a toddler, legs dangling, sitting in their cart. Their items were neatly divided into three orders. [...]

Tomorrow I will be sharing with you the first guest post in my In Times Like These series. I am excited to share other points of view from other families in times of need. Please come back to read these 1st person stories. It’s no secret that I am rather fond of the internet. The [...]

Last week I got the paperwork from the Northeast clinic. I was told on the phone that I would be seen as a new patient and that sounded fine. There was even something kind of charming about having a “fresh start” on things. But then I unfolded the thick stack of papers that arrived in [...]

Earlier this week W was watching an episode of Dora for the bazillionth time. It’s the one about the baby penguin that Dora has to return to the South Pole. To be specific Dora must return the penguin to its “Mama and Papa”. In the bazillionth viewing W skipped over to where I was sitting [...]

Getting back into the swing of things after the holiday break has been oh so nice. W has been waking up thrilled to get ready for school and I have been bustling us right on out the door. In December I had started returning home to work after drop off. Most of my days involve [...]