One of little M’s favorite things we did while in Niagara Falls was visiting a butterfly conservatory… little M has been “in to” butterflies for a while…she went online and researched them a while back, and we find little written reports and pictures all over the house describing how butterflies get to be butterflies. She…

After we left Vermont, we headed up to Canada, and since neither the husband nor I had ever been (crazy, huh?!), we were excited. For someone who isn’t a road trip person, the husband sure is pretty great at planning them… We have been in a fun hotel right on Niagara Falls. And even though…

I grew up out west…with the trees, and the mountains, and the nature. And even though I don’t really like the nature touching me, I do lurve me some mountains, and small towns, and quiet. The quiet appeals to my introverted self, and my deep down desire to hermit. You know what else I love?…

We knew we would be traveling during Spring break this year, and during the Summer, since we have a baby in school now… And the husband loves me so much that he agreed to a road trip. The husband is a flyer, you guys, but he knows I love a good road trip, so he…

You will never have this day with your children again. Tomorrow they’ll be a little older than they were today. This day is a gift. Breath and notice. Smell and touch them; study their faces and their little feet, and pay attention. Relish the charms of the present. Enjoy today, mama. It will be over before…

Yesterday baby J had his nine month checkup, the second major checkup he has had since his surgery last July… The orthopedist was thrilled with how his foot looks, And was even more thrilled with how he was walking and moving. The back of his ankle, while still not as elongated as the other foot,…

Stylin…in his shades, and his Tinker Bell bandaid… What makes you feel better about missing school? Chipotle. Little M never did this falling asleep wherever you are tired thing… And because it’s new, I take a picture every time. Sometimes you just have to put on a princess dress and color. And sometimes you need…

Dear God, please make J stop following me, and playing with my toys, and please make him not be a pain in my neck. Amen.