The clock read 6:11 pm. We were propped up on the pillows of our king sized bed. Just Maggie and I. We were eating bacon cheeseburgers her daddy grilled. And she was reading Charlotte’s Web aloud. I love being read to and never thought I’d be so fascinated listening to
“Are ALL of these my size, mama?” Maggie squealed, running towards an aisle thick with sparkly shirts in rainbow sorted order. “Yes, babe. Look up,” I replied, pointing to the pink 8-10 GIRLS sign above her head. “Those signs tell us what sizes are on each row. And you wear
I quit my job at Uhaul. The treacherous roads that weave who we believe we are, who we strive to be, and how we behave in day to day life are full of pot holes and detours through mountainous terrain. And at times we find ourselves brakeless, on a 45
Yesterday, we all watched Superman I from the ’70s (Christopher Reeves version). Right now we are watching Superman III. All four kids are on top of me. Not sure how. In less than three weeks my third child, Caleb, will turn 5 years old. Old Father Time is certainly staring
Today is just one of many trips up the long sidewalk towards the North Tower. I always tell the kids that this is *our* hospital. It’s in our blood. It’s where our family is born. And it’s where we die. Decades of poignant personal memories are buried in these hallways.
We are alone. Just Caleb, Juli and I. The silence is broken only by the crash of the waves on the high rock wall twenty feet in front of us. (And the speed boat that just shot past). The sky is a light, clear blue today. Soft. Hazy. Not deep. Closer
I was alone in the grocery store for the first time in ages tonight. Just as I reached for the fridge door to grab a carton of OJ, this burley tattooed biker guy with bandana I’d seen hovering earlier approached. His buggy was starting to fill up. Mine too. BIKER:
Kevin is always gone by 6:30 am, so I’m “the morning person” as the kids say. It’s been this way since the day Jack was born nearly nine years ago. I do the wake up calls, get the four kids up, dressed, brushed, packed, ready for the day and driven
