Monthly Archive: April, 2012

The Weird Me

Granted,  my social life is practically non-existent but my girls and I do get out and about a lot.  When we’re out and about, I see other grown-ups and even though I try… Read More

Don’t Smile

Today has not been my day.    Everything that could have gone wrong practically did.  Very upsetting day at the doctor’s office,  followed by an even worse experience with the lab lady who… Read More

A Day of Hope

    The girls and I had a full day today.   We went and saw “Chimpanzee,”  an excellent Disney documentary about a group of monkeys in the African rainforest   On the… Read More

Beautiful

I saw the most ridiculous picture ever the other day. It was this:     This woman is not dying. She is not midway through cancer treatment. No. Actually, the picture was attached… Read More

April 17th: Stuffed Animal Appreciation Day

This morning, my youngest daughter, Alight, bounced cheerfully into the kitchen as I was preparing breakfast. Alight is a ball of energy. She is always smiling, or giggling. She is always climbing on… Read More

The Mad Tea

Even if we don’t admit it, we all run from something.   Sometimes, we run from the past. Sometimes, we run from the future we can’t control. Sometimes we run from intimacy (I… Read More

A Story From Breathe

Over the course of a week’s time, my oldest daughter Breathe has written her first “chapter book.”   She is eight years old and she is very, very proud of this story and,… Read More

47 Things Nashville Offers Children

Spending time with my daughters is the most precious thing in the entire universe to me. Their laughter lights up my world. It is my absolute delight, creating a rich environment that’s full… Read More

Not a Bumper Sticker

Today, my girls and I went outside to enjoy a “mini-Olympic” or Field Day-type afternoon. We’d done this once before a few days before, and it was a big hit so we thought… Read More

Abba

About a week or so ago, the girls and I went to the park. We hadn’t been there long when we saw a man with two children. One was a little girl about… Read More

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