Stream of consciousness

I miss writing here, and if I continue to let myself be pressured into waiting to post until I have time to write something I think is at the very least really good, then it just won’t happen. So. I’ve decided to try something else.  I’m just going to sit down each night and write for ten…

The devil inside

I have a little confession to make:  Up until last month, I rarely felt all that bad for parents who complained about their kids hitting the terrible twos. No, not because three is worse (though it is, until they become teenagers.  Or so I’m told). You see, my older son is a screamer.  He shouted…

Snapshots

We packed everything we needed for a week into one car and drove off. I’d spent the previous two days zipping around making lists, staging items, getting everyone to choose their clothes and toys and books and get them packed already. When we got to the ferry terminal right on schedule, I breathed a sigh…

The Day Between

This is going to be one of those posts, in which the words come swirling out in no particular order, and since it’s too late to edit it, they will just remain that way – unless your brain knows how to unswirl them better than mine. I am feeling lost. Again? As usual? Something like…

About the daddy

In trying to close out the school year as a teacher, grad student, and mom with kids in 2 different schools, I let the ball drop on a few things, like writing here and…ahem…preparing for Father’s Day. Oops. Fortunately, their teachers had them make gifts in school, so that bought me a little time.  I…