My Grandpa Dale died two days after Luke was born. I wish I knew how to even talk about that well. I’m still too sad and angry. Not angry that he’s gone, because he lived a good life and loved and was loved and was tired of being sick and as much as I miss him it really is okay…. View Post
It’s weird what you spend money on when the world is on fire. And it seems like everyone has bought something completely random. I was going to call this post “Panic Purchases” but very few of ours have been last minute stress buys. They’re just…not super necessary. For example: puzzles. Lots of puzzles. Hard ones. (This Hokusai one may be… View Post
I’m an introvert homebody, so holing up alone is kind of my default setting anyway. In prepping to have a baby, we had eliminated a lot of extra activities and made no plans for spring or summer break, so there was very little to cancel. The kids get along really well. We have lots of LEGOs to keep them entertained…. View Post
And it’s going smoother than I expected. As the youngest (till now) he’s definitely spoiled. He “needs help” to do everything. Even things he’s done a hundred times before. If he doesn’t want to do something we ask him to do, he just ignores us. He gets his way all the time simply because none of us want to deal… View Post
April 4th, 2020. 10 pounds even. Bruised and swollen and late and perfect. We talked about so many names but didn’t feel settled on anything. One night after the kids went to bed, I went for a walk alone around the block. I kept thinking we needed to choose a name that was fitting for this time. Something that meant… View Post