SHE HAS RETURNED.   Oh how just the right babysitter can change your life.   Do you know Dar Williams( http://www.darwilliams.com/)- she sings a beautiful song that .....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pr5QE2Le6Q  just perfectly describes what a babysitter should be.  The only good thing to ever come from me taking my kids to a playgroup was meeting a family that was in … Continue reading Babysitter Returns →

For fifteen minutes this evening, I got to watch a bird family.  The mama and dad were flying and chirping up a storm.  The baby would come out into the sunlight stretch and wobble, then go back in for cover.  The baby still had one tuft of down on its head.  Just when I thought … Continue reading First flight →

This is my favorite person, my father's brother.   This is how I choose to remember him even though this photo is ten years old now.  Thankfully, my kids love him too.   His is eighteen years older than my father, therefore I looked to him as a grandfather not an uncle.   Maybe he became a grandfather … Continue reading How do you remember someone? →

The excitement is becoming jubilation.   She just can't wait for her turn to participate in Rolling Thunder, on her daddy's scooter.http://www.rollingthunder1.com/

The joys of summer finally realized: swimming with friends in our backyard.   It is enjoyable not to have to pack up pool stuff and drive to the local watering hole.   It is a total pleasure to swim in the rain, to swim in a downpour.  We  just had a celebration of sorts honoring the death … Continue reading Swimming →

For almost five years now, my littlest one has had nightly nightmares.   She screams, cries, commands, or speaks entire sentences while asleep.   I have lost all hope that this is just a phase that she will out grow.  Medicine, diet,  and craniosacral therapy have not worked.   She is such a happy kid during the day, … Continue reading Sleepy →