Today this tiny little golden baby turns 7. SEVEN. (Here is his birth story and more pictures.) I'm filled with emotion and I can't find more words to tell you how this makes me feel, so, just look. He was less than a week old here. These photos were taken by Jennifer Spaly. … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: How To Make Green Eggs
An InLinkz Link-up … [Read more...]
Have You Cut the Cable Cord?
We've been talking about getting rid of our "cable," which is actually AT&T Uverse television, for years. We could live without everything on it but the sports, and really the only sports we'd truly miss is Notre Dame football. So, a few months out of the year, internet … [Read more...]
When Your Move-a-Body Friend Is the Body
2010, Granada Hills, CA On the night of Lisa's funeral, we gathered at her house, the other Notre Dame '93 gals and I. Lisa, Lisa, Suzanne, and Julie (yes, there were three Lisa's, once.) We drank her liquor. We told stories in her living room. And then we stayed the … [Read more...]
Flashback Friday: Welcome To Motherhood
Kyle was born nine years ago yesterday. He nursed like it was his job. It was his job. And I was super hard core about timing him and keeping track of what side was up next, etc. Notice the badass sports watch. I was not kidding around. I look pretty blissed out in this … [Read more...]