July 9, 2007April 10, 2023life with short people Why’d she do it anyway? The Girl comes running inside, scream crying at the top of her lungs. “Mommy I bited my finger.” “You bit your finger?” […] Read more
July 7, 2007April 10, 2023analyzing the ties that bind, Celebrating Together, Family Culture, life with short people, personal growth, The I'm not perfect club they’re watching I have an audience. Well, I’ve had an audience for the past 5 or so years but I usually don’t notice them, […] Read more
July 5, 2007April 10, 2023I want to remember, life with short people, The I'm not perfect club Be Still I had no idea until I had small children how much time is spent just waiting for them. Have you ever tried […] Read more
June 28, 2007April 10, 2023life with short people Too much of a good thing Can you have too much of a good thing? Well, if that good thing is single origin dark chocolate, 75% cocoa mass, […] Read more
June 26, 2007April 10, 2023I want to remember, life with short people A tiny funeral Today the Girl found a baby bird laying in the dirt. It was directly below a swallow nest tucked under the eaves […] Read more
June 20, 2007April 10, 2023I want to remember, life with short people 6 months It’s already been half a year since you were born. Why does the time fly away so quickly these days? You can […] Read more
June 13, 2007April 10, 2023I want to remember, life with short people, random musings Where my brain has been I asked Milly to take the Boy and the Girl today so that I can get caught up on some much needed […] Read more
June 8, 2007April 10, 2023life with short people, personal growth, The I'm not perfect club Help Before I became a mother I thought I’d be really good at it. I imagined myself as this patient and gentle person […] Read more
June 7, 2007April 10, 2023analyzing the ties that bind, Family Culture, life with short people, One Thousand Gifts, random musings, Writerly Stuff Because Every Solution is Temporary Today I put socks on the Boy’s feet and then wrapped them in several layers of duct tape. He looked like he […] Read more
June 5, 2007April 10, 2023life with short people Slowing back down There is a trick that musicians use when practicing in order to get better at performing difficult pieces. We speed it up […] Read more