There are times….

when your world shifts and realigns to some perspective  you never considered before….
when you have no answers to the questions posed by young minds in search of certainty…
when you can’t remember that you are the adult and not the child spinning in the fuzzy yellow chair, not the child coasting the waves  spawned from the [...]

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My little scofflaw

Oh, Cooper!  A curious boy or a criminal in the making?
Okay, I joke.  But it’s true.  He’s only six and already has had two episodes of law-breaking.  
The first happened just before his fourth birthday.  Having just learned some safety rules in preschool, Coop decided to test out the local 911 system.  I can confirm [...]

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Time to believe?

I don’t believe in much.  I question just about everything and tend toward pessimism in most circumstances.  
And yet, in the still of early mornings, I think I can believe in the mysteries of the universe, a possible God, the interconnectedness of all things, the power of a wish, and maybe, just maybe, the presence [...]

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Ode to the PB&J

We’re at that side of the food cycle — little is left in the refrigerator, grocery shopping day is next week.  Luckily, the kids love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.   I can see them as a prominent menu item for the next few days.
I’ve noticed, though, that lots of folks seem sorta against the [...]

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New stuff — check it out!

I’ll have to blog about the girls’ party and this emotion-filled week another time.  I’ve already ignored the kids for about two hours while trying to update this site (don’t worry, they’re outside playing in the sunshine.  Although, now that I think of it, we forgot sunscreen.  And, geez, I hope they’re not near the [...]

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the night before the next day….

Tonight I’m thinking not of the birthday party planned  for tomorrow for Ellie and Joanna, the balloons and cupcakes, the games and goodie bags, but of Dori and Abby.   Tonight I’m thinking of my friend who tomorrow is going to say goodbye to her baby, that brown-eyed, yellow-furred pile of love.  Tonight I’m sorry [...]

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And now, a break for some irony….

This is my favorite news story of the day, only because of its irony.  Just goes to show you that you can’t trust anyone with your kids….
 
Mass. driving teacher convicted of OUI

NEWBURYPORT, Mass. — A driving instructor from Salem has been convicted of operating under the influence while giving a lesson from the passenger seat [...]

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Zen and the art of loss

Yesterday I wrote all morning, fast and furious, and produced a manuscript I’m really very proud of, as rough as it probably is.  It might be my best picture book yet.  I was elated, mostly because I’d obviously recovered from my depressed Monday blues.
Then I spent the afternoon making marinara sauce, baking two loaves of [...]

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Just keep swimming….

Mondays are hard on everyone, I think.  Even people who don’t have the traditional weekend seem to be slightly traumatized by manic Mondays (is it navigating around the grumpy commuters vying for the next large coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts?).
Today was one of those.  A little late to rise, a little grumpy in the gills after [...]

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A Very Good Day….

April 12 is a very good day….
Today, my Eloise is 4 years old.  My Joanna is 3 years old.  So far they don’t hate me for the fact they share a birthday.
Today is Easter Sunday, a day that is all about new hope, new beginnings, new faith in a new future.
Today is the wedding anniversary [...]

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