Chesed

Me: “Knock Knock” Xanga: “Who’s there?” Me: “Smilesbymiles” Xanga: “Who is that?” Me: “I don’t know either.” Seriously. How do you re-enter after having been gone for so long. It’s…

We kept having trouble with ants in the kitchen the first month after we moved. We put terro on the kitchen counter, but for a long time it didn’t seem…

We’re sitting in an Econo Lodge in Tennessee with fifteen minutes to spare until we leave for our next family meeting. Our sleazy dissapointment to a priceline bid still provided…

Adam was diligently counting his money, still dreaming of the black stallion.Me: Adam if you save much more than this, maybe we should open a bank account for you.His face…

… spontaneous cookouts because both groups are on a trip … swimming at the lake ….running to camp to use the bathroom because a cardboard flap feels really insecure when…

Thumbs up for copy and pasting from a Word document when I hit the library. Thumbs down for old news. Pretend you are reading this on June 24th. Having no…

Reality wraps around me like the swaddling of a mummy. The smell of cardboard boxes permeates the air no matter how much we cleaned today. In a few days our…

Two boys. Two instruments. Sitting on a bench they made themselves. If ONLY all summer moments were this innocuous.

The rental lease is signed. After two months of agonizing over no showings, we listed the house on the rental market also. Boom bang. One week later our realtor called…

Liam celebrated his fourth birthday! I love, love this stage with the boys. Independent. Fun play time (bat and ball beats pushing trucks on the floor any day). Easy to…