The dog was in my space. Again. It’s not unusual. It’s not even unexpected. But I have a space on the couch, my perfect nesting space to settle in and watch TV and work on my current-yarn project. And Riker was in it. Never Orion, he likes the other end. The girls and I always… Continue reading “Move somewhere!”
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The weight of the burden
It had the greatest of hopes, my 4th of July plans. Surprise the kids with a movie (The Little Mermaid! So good!). Get the kids fast food for dinner since the place I wanted to go to was closed. Small dinner, after sharing 2 giant popcorns. Then I thought “hey, let’s go to the playground… Continue reading The weight of the burden
Jinks Daycare
Before we had kids, Bob and I said we wanted three- more than two and less than four. Any more than 4 sounded insane. But the transition from one kid to two was enough that the third child was nixed. I even had an “in the belly name” ready- Charlotte’s was Charlemagne, Paige was Attila,… Continue reading Jinks Daycare
“Aww, don’t cry because your baby is so big Babe…”
Bob and I knew from the outset that he would die from his cancer. He was 34 when he was diagnosed, I was 33. We had been married 5 years. I did look it up online, quickly and briefly, to learn what the odds of his survival were. It told me that he had a… Continue reading “Aww, don’t cry because your baby is so big Babe…”
Solo Mom of Tiny & Loud Dragons 