Today was a very ordinary day. Nothing special or particularly extraordinary happened. I woke up early and exercised. I made breakfast (frozen waffles tossed in the toaster), cleaned kitchen counters, and prepared lunches. I broke up fights. I said “yes” to a few more minutes on the computer. I said…
Today is the first day of school here. I wrote and read this letter to Jackson yesterday, but really it’s a letter for the kids, for ALL the kids. Dear Jackson, Tomorrow is the first day of school. Second grade – WOW! I know you aren’t happy about going back…
There are mornings, and then there are those mornings. You know the ones? Mornings when time is short, everyone is tired, and moods are tense. There is lots of rushing around, shouts to “GET IN THE SHOWER!,” cries of “WHERE ARE MY SHOES?” and “I CAN’T FIND MY BACKPACK!,” and…
A handful of favorite photos for the day’s prompt. Memories, I think, are less about a recollection of facts and more about a stirring up of emotion. So much emotion in all of these photos. ******************* “The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we…
One of my favorite parts of the day is when the kids come home from school. Backpacks = Trust Trust in teachers, trust in my boys, trust in the world. ******************* Me, wearing my mom’s boots as a kid. Each year I find that I am becoming more and more…
When my kids were babies, I always hated when well-intentioned veteran parents would remind me to Enjoy it! It goes so fast! No, I wanted to say, it absolutely does NOT go fast. In fact, there were times that felt like I was living in a time warp. A…