These noise-cancelling headphones are spectacular. Some things don't change much with time. I'm more world-weary than I was seven years ago, but I still have an intense appreciation for evening breezes, inspiring music, and writing. Life hasn't taken me exactly where I planned to go, but despite my career change, music is still (and probably always ( Read more... )

We spent Memorial Day weekend in Guyton, eagerly anticipating the arrival of baby Simon. Meghan had been having contractions all week long, and we were certain baby boy would make his appearance before we had to make the trip back home ( Read more... )

I'm listening to the rain pour outside and feeling thankful that tomorrow is Friday. Emily just came in the living room and informed me that she saw the middle part of the lightning bolt that just streaked across the sky. She went on to inform me that the reason she could see the middle of the lightning bolt is because of the carrots she ate...and ( Read more... )

When I travel down Concord Road, headed towards Oak Grove Circle, there’s a brief stretch of road ( Read more... )

Anyone who knows Ava knows that she LOVES bananas, and most people who know Ava know that she HATES bugs. Tonight I was walking through the kitchen and heard Emily exclaim, “Oh no! An ant on the bananas!” I waited expectantly for Ava’s echoing cry of dismay, but to my surprise, she calmly replied, “I eat it, anyway.” My youngest child has no idea ( Read more... )

Don’t ask me - I’m booked ( Read more... )

It's the headache that won't quit. I'm too drained to post a proper update, so I think I'll just prop up with my Kindle and a hot cup of tea. I'm re-reading Little Women and thoroughly enjoying it. Reminds me so much of my childhood with Hannah and Nathaniel. Wild, imaginative theatricals, impromptu radio shows, and imagination beyond compare.

I am using headphones to drown out the combined sounds of my husband crunching caramel popcorn and my daughter wailing in her bedroom. Johnathan is mindlessly crunching while playing Star Wars: The Old Republic, and Emily is mindlessly wailing because she's still suffering the after effects of New Year's Eve. We opted to let all three kids stay up ( Read more... )

It has been a crazy week ( Read more... )

When I was in high school, the month of October was devoted to marching band competitions, and I still crave the great outdoors whenever the first wave of cool weather hits. The fall air makes me feel restless. Perhaps my restlessness is just a primitive urge to get my house in order before winter, or perhaps it’s a frantic attempt to make the most ( Read more... )