My oldest son, Kristofer, was a pretty shy kid. He spent his only year of preschool being a lurker in the background. His teachers were a little concerned that he never spoke in class. Like literally never. He was the same in kindergarten and first grade. Very quiet, very shy, and very easily intimidated. He […]
Lessons I've Learned
That Time I Lost My Dog (And What To Do If You Lose Yours)
If you’ve been around a while you know we got a dog back in September. She was a rescue from Texas (we live in Connecticut), and she was from a litter of eleven puppies called the Avenger litter. She was named Storm, and we kept her name and Storm eventually morphed into Stormie. Here’s the […]
You worked hard for this, Mom.
The kids are with their father this weekend. We live about three miles away from each other. This weekend it’s hot and sunny in CT after a long stretch of sorta crappy weather. Soccer ended last weekend, and there are no swim meets this weekend. I have two days all to myself. No obligations. No […]
This Is What I Decided To Do
The kids are with their father this weekend. This is the stuff I didn’t think I’d be able to handle pre-divorce. It’s why I stayed in an unhealthy marriage for so long. Because I didn’t think I could survive being away from them for even a couple hours, let alone a whole weekend. I was […]
Reminder: you don’t gotta do it all
My uncle, cousin, and cousin’s daughter have been up visiting from Texas since last Thursday. My cousin’s daughter, AJ, is the same age as my youngest. They have spent almost every waking hour together since last Friday afternoon. They’ve gotten pretty close and very comfortable. They’re like sister-cousins. Last night AJ slept over at our […]
What Is Today Trying To Teach Me?
Number 4, my 15-year-old, is a sophomore in high school at a boarding school about 5 hours away. She LOVES school. Her school (like the rest of the country) is experiencing an upswing in covid cases. The protocol at her school is if you test positive you need to go home for 10 days. Since […]
