Motherhood changes everything. We cannot perceive life in the same way as before, and over time, even the simplest routines take on deeper meaning. I’ve developed a wealth of wisdom of depths I never thought I was capable of possessing. Unfortunately, this wisdom does not extend to provide me answers to the great mysteries of [...]
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I’m off for the weekend. A “women’s retreat.” A friend is picking me up in her black SUV at four today, and I’m being whisked away to some unknown territory. When I let the boys know I’d be gone, the one who loves trains said, “Will you be around to take us to school in [...]
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The well-wishers from the classroom had one theme in their notes: “We miss you.” Two days out, and his buddies had so many questions about his pencil injury. After a morning spent under doctor examination, he returned to school, just before lunch time today, gingerly limping down the hall. Here are some of the highlights [...]
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He still couldn’t walk, and this was after Epsom Salts soaks, and after using tweezers to pull out shards of pencil from the bottom of his foot. The pencil was broken and frayed, from the impact of gravity as he jumped on the sofa while playing Wii Ski. Still, there was pain. (A left-over from [...]
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The boys are stuck inside with temperatures hovering around the teens, so to avoid cabin fever, they’ve pulled out art supplies from every cabinet they can find. Their legs may not be getting exercise, but their arms and fingers are. They’re making new pictures, and pulling out school art projects from their backpacks. One piece [...]
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I stayed up late, after you went to sleep, because upcoming 9-year-olds need more sleep than their 15 and 12-year old brothers. I warned your brothers not to touch your cake, because I was going to ice and decorate it for you the next morning. So, imagine my surprise, to find out that the pristine [...]
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We struck out. No babysitter to be found anywhere. So, we headed to the lake with the boys. Maybe the frogs would provide a decent alternative? We hesitated going when we learned that temperatures would soar to the 50s, the snow would melt, and wouldn’t the ice on the lake be gone? What would the [...]
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Christmas morning started at 2 a.m. Technically, I guess, it started at midnight, when we pulled the presents out of their hiding spots and transferred them to the tree. But, I’m not counting that. Two in the morning was when my little elf awoke, and started camping out in the living room for his “wait.” [...]
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At 7 a.m., I heard our littlest boy yell out the words, “We got an XBOX guys, wake up!” at the top of his lungs. The words bellowed out as if he was releasing months, days, and agonizing seconds holding those words inside. Now, he was finally able to release them. “Shhhhhh…. don’t tell,” the [...]
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