Today is the last day of my 30′s. Since my friends have been turning 40 for years, you’d think I’d be prepared for this. Parties and presents and “happy birthday’s” are a distraction, and they are wonderful, because when I sit down and think about it, the idea of turning 40 scares and exhilarates me. [...]
This was an original post for Los Angeles Moms Blog on May 12, 2009. SV Moms Blog was acquired by Technorati, so I post my archives here on Fridays. This morning I woke up early, before the children did. What a wonderful surprise! I celebrated by taking a shower in peace. I washed my hair [...]
Oh, internet. Dare I say this out loud? (I mean, writing a blog post about something is just like saying it out loud, right?) I’m feeling better. Just three months ago I would not have contemplated dancing, riding a scooter, walking Kyle to school, riding my bike, swimming laps, or chasing the kids around the [...]
Photo by Aunt Kathy, October 2001 I originally published this post on 9/11/06. I now have two children who will never know what life was like before 9/11/01. I’m sad for them, but they don’t know the difference. I wasn’t going to write a post, but again I was inspired by another blogger, Jane Gassner, [...]
