2015
Last year, I ended 2013 by watching movies alone in my house. The boys were further south and there were parties to attend but my heart needed pajamas and a…
this year and that, again
Christmas looked different this year than I ever imagined than I ever expected. There are stories we live that aren’t mine to tell, this is one of them. What I…
this year and that…
Christmas looks different this year than I ever imagined. I swore up and down all these years that there’d never be an Elf on the Shelf in our house, but…
small talk
Austin lost a tooth. Cade is glad he can wear soft, long sleeve pants to school again. I’m obsessed with blanket scarves. My current favorite is a black/gray/white plaid…
for as long as you can endure
If you stepped inside this picture, the warmth of the sun is a lie, and though Alabama skies are blue, there’s thick clouds just off to the right. There’s cold…
dreaming of
a house- with roots and a yard to spread out in, and a closet to hide our crazy in. laughter and people- beer in your glass but also sweet…
we drove to the beach
It’s a rarity these days for there to be just the three of us… It’s how things were most of the time in Germany; it’s what we were used…
fight the hard battle
In the seven years since my first child was born, I’ve been on and off anti-depressants a good handful of times. Less than a year ago, I was married to…
here lately…
There are people on the internet bragging about ordering Christmas pajamas for their kids. It’s still June, people. Christmas is in July. The boys are spending time with their dad’s…