Stress is carrying around an extra weight everywhere I go. It’s a backpack that keeps refilling, no matter how diligently I try each day to lighten its load. Stress is not being able to pay attention to what someone is telling me because I’m still thinking about what I’m supposed to be doing next and…
Author Archives: Jessica@Team Rasler
So much to say
I miss writing. Reading is my true love, and it fills me up. It gets me thinking and wondering and wanting to discuss, which is why my husband is probably relieved that my new neighbors welcomed me into their book club. He likes to sleep. I like to talk about my books. Writing is different. Instead…
Honesty
It was a rough bedtime. Ignoring directions, shouting, goofing off, whining, protesting, you name it. Finally in exasperation, I asked, “Why aren’t you cooperating more, Sebastian?” He looked right at me and said, “I was cooperating with my teachers ALL DAY, Mama. I’m tired of it.” Well. At least he’s honest. And I guess if…
Shooka
“What are we having for dinner?” Theo asked. “What’s on the menu?” Sebastian chimed in. “Stir fry, but I don’t feel like making it. What do YOU want for dinner?” “Shooka!” Theo replied without missing a beat. (It rhymes with book-uh, in case you’re wondering.) “Hmm… I don’t know how to make that. Do you know…
Getting Started
Part One Balance on one foot, and use the other to push down on whichever pedal is higher. Ready? Ok, try it. Five minutes later, Sebastian, on the eve of his fifth birthday, was riding his two-wheeler. Twenty minutes later he was zipping around our street like he’d been doing it for weeks. He’d…
