When I mention that I love having a two-year old, I often get the same response. “It gets better, just wait,” people tell me. They say it with knowing smiles, thinking about their own kids who are teenagers or adults or middle-schoolers. I can see in their faces how well rested they have become over… [Read More]
Archives for May 2015
Adventures in Gardening
Last month, I decided that I was going to plant herbs this summer. My yard has a dirt bed that is perfect for planting and my mom gave me gardening instructions. I have never gardened before in my life and actually had to purchase tools, so this was a new adventure for me. I brought… [Read More]
unfinished…
Cheerios are everywhere – always: in my diaper bag, in my daughter’s pockets and behind the sofa. They crunch under my feet in the kitchen. My daughter picks them up from the floor and eats them. I shrug. “At least she is eating something for breakfast,” I tell myself. I find them in her toys… [Read More]