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Being Here (Gratitude, Final Days)
Thanksgiving has come and gone. I took a break from writing. It was unintentional, at first, then I realized that any time I took over the weekend to write the blog would be taking time away from...
View ArticleGirls Being Girls
I was watching A in her ballet class last week, and the way she interacts with the teacher and her friends. We were a little bit late, so her arrival was a little disruptive. Mostly because she ran...
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For T, As He Turns Five
T, Wow, five years old. FIVE years old. No more baby. No more toddler. No more preschooler, even. You are a kid now, a little boy. You have been for awhile, but this makes it official. You are five...
View ArticleBirthday Traditions
We don't really "do" kid birthday parties. We have birthday traditions, but in recent years they don't include a huge birthday party. For T's first two birthdays, we did the big family party – aunts,...
View ArticleFor A, On Her Third Birthday
A, In spite of what you keep telling people, you are three today. Not five. I know T is five, and you want to be just like T, but you are my littlest one and I don't want you to rush anything. You are...
View ArticleGoing Back to Work: When is it Time?
We have been away for a little over 24 hours on a little "staycation" in the mountains. After five years of being a mama, I know this is usually how long it takes to clear out the fog of mommy-brain...
View ArticleLast Children – More Bitter Than Sweet?
Last night when it was bedtime, the kids were watching a show. I told them they could either come upstairs with me now and read books or go right to bed at the end of the show with no books. T opted...
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Remembering the Baby Days
Maybe it is because they are not with me today. Maybe it is because I printed out T's kindergarten registration packet this morning. More likely it is because I am more confident than ever that we...
View ArticleYelling Hangover
This morning could have – and should have – gone better. Everyone was up, dressed and ready to leave for school early. Everyone got enough sleep and no one is sick. We were set up, it seemed, for a...
View Article5 Ways Kindergarten Info Night Was Like the First Day of Middle School (Mine)
Earlier in the week, I had to go to T's kindergarten information night. I was a little nervous, as I always am what I don't know what to expect. But one thing I did not expect at all is the...
View ArticleUnexpected Perfection
Things have felt difficult lately. The kids are out of school and Camp Mommy is not going very well. I haven't been getting as much work done as I need to; Ry has had to do more than his share....
View ArticleDon’t Open Pandora’s Box…And Other Dont’s
As previously discussed, this week T begins kindergarten. I am preparing for the worst while hoping for the best. And I am learning A LOT about what not to do with our last days together. For example…...
View ArticleWhat I Have Already Learned From Kindergarten
Kindergarten is a big milestone for T, yes. That I was expecting. What I wasn't expecting was for it – already, on the very first day – to be a big milestone for me as well. I have been agonizing...
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When You Think They Aren’t Listening
Oh look, I still have a blog. Imagine that! Over the past year while I wasn't writing I had another baby. (Yes, an entirely new human.) And my mom was diagnosed with cancer. (She is now cancer-free,...
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I’m Not Ready
My biggest little girl is starting kindergarten this week. All summer, people have been asking if we're ready, and all summer we have answered the same way. A says "I'm so excited!", and I say "She's...
View ArticleWhat Kind of Party is Five?
When I found out I was unexpectedly expecting Baby #3, part of me began mourning the loss of the family of four. We had just reached "the sweet spot" with the big kids – everyone was using the toilet...
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