Oh, first day after vacation. You’re a brutal sort. And you’re a Monday. So you’re doubly awful. Vacation was wonderful. Completely, truly, amazingly wonderful. The kind of week we needed. Here at home there are schedules and errands and worries. I felt more at peace there than I have in a long time, and I’m really…
Emma
Move Over, Joey Chestnut
We went to an awesome little guy’s 2nd birthday party yesterday. The big kids were too busy playing to eat. But that’s okay because Emma loves food. She made her way onto the bench by the table, surveyed the plates of food before her like she was at an All You Can Eat buffet, and…
Where The Wild Things Are, Take 2: Zoo Atlanta
It’s nice, this weather we’re having around here. Like real Spring instead of just a week of nice temperatures before everything skyrockets to sun-hot. And because it’s nice, that means we’re doing things out-of-doors. Things like picnics. And Zoo Atlanta. And picnics at Zoo Atlanta. And taking lots of pictures. I’m not sure what exactly is…
Acceptable Snacking
So, apparently I complain a lot and some people don’t think I like motherhood? Or staying home with my kids? Yeah. That was news to me, too. “Parenting is a human experience,” as Jill so eloquently put it, and I was just being human. The thing is I love this gig better than any 9…
Cake: Smashed
There were a lot of things I did with Joshua that I haven’t done with Emma. Like worry about every tiny scrap of anything he picked up off the floor and put in his mouth and what contaminants he might be ingesting. So with Emma, I’ve tried to do things that I didn’t do with…