It's Christmas morning. Light is just barely tickling the horizon in icy pinks and ripe melon. The door bell rings-it's my ex who has come to watch the boys delight with what "Santa" has brought. My oldest creeps down the stairs in stealth-mode hoping not to be noticed so he can peek under the tree. There isn't as much for him as I wish there ( Read more... )

New Love ( Read more... )

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Let me preface this with the following truth: Any man who holds my hair while I vomit has a free pass for at least one more date-the location of his choice. If he not only holds my hair while I puke (usually because for some reason I believe I have the body fat and tolerance level of a guy-it's untrue of course, but I still cling to that belief ( Read more... )

I had the most remarkable conversation with my oldest son last night. We went for a walk because the weather was perfect. He was holding my hand and swinging my arm (I know these moments now have a limited shelf-life-ten being the age most boys start retreating from simple moments like these with their mothers). He was rambling about his day ( Read more... )

For those who may be unaware, "wooly" worms can not swim. We invariably have to test this theory on an annual basis however. The predictable tragic result documented, the death certificates issued, statistics of how long said worm survived tallied and published in various periodicals; and then we have the harder task of grieving the loss. ( Read more... )

I got home this am and took a nap (lucky me). I awoke to Justice sorting through my clothes. He selected one of my bras, hooked it on backwards and began to leave. I asked him if he understood bras were for women (and boobs-because I don't freak if they wear my stuff unless they're destructive with it-seems a phase they both went through and I ( Read more... )

This morning I allowed my children to have Lucky Charms. (What? It’s part of a balanced breakfast if served with toast, juice, fruit and a protein-like milk for example. So, the cereal was part of an imbalanced breakfast which mainly included just the cereal and milk.) I was still fumbling for coffee filters when my oldest son started offering ( Read more... )