Category: Family

Autumn is by far my favorite time of year. Because of all the typical reasons. You know, the foliage, the great holidays, the beautiful cool weather, the smell of the first fires of the season, the apples and pumpkins and sudden desire to bake delicious pies and stuffed acorn squash, cook chili, and snuggle up … Continue reading “Squirrel in Spanish”

Milo is smitten. Lovely cousin Jada and her uber-talented surfer/musician husband Jason visited us for the weekend, leaving us feeling all warm and fuzzy… and a little nostalgic and lonely for family. We talked of aging (mainly everyone else’s and not much of our own), family (to have… not to have…), and career. We carved … Continue reading “Family”

If I don’t say it often enough… I am lucky. So, so lucky.

Today was Milo’s second day of school and it couldn’t have gone better… well, what could have gone better was a full night of sleep, but more on that later. The car ride there was, “We’re goin’ to my school,” and “Oh, there it is!” and as we got closer, “Mommy’s gonna leave. Mommy always … Continue reading “Taking the Leap”

The day started much like any other… you know, the typical wake-up call at 5:30am (alright, a little earlier than usual, but let me tell the story already) “Mommmmmeeeeeee! Ilikesomeapplejuuuuus!” Just as my mini-cherub falls blissfully asleep, dreaming of his precious milkie, his brother awakens with a roar. Big day. First day of school. Or … Continue reading “School”