Children
Caravaggio: Rest On The Flight Into Egypt
I’ve got to find a copy of this for my Mother/Child collection. A friend shared it with me today. There’s nothing like art to inspire one to keep… »
They *all* came from the heart but….
The littlest’s bedtime routine is one of my favorite times of the day. He gets a shower (increasingly done by himself) and a toothbrushing. Jammies. A story (he loves Olivia, The Stinky Cheese Man, and books about ducks). I sing his lullaby; he makes a phone call to the man in our lives who says… »
School Days 2009
A new school for them and a new school period. “It’s everybody’s first day” made the jitters a little easier. Still, the excited was palpable, the happiness… »
The First Last Day of School
Today is the day! Today was the last 6:30 wake up for weeks! Today there are no more early braids, no more early breakfast, no more car lines! Today is the last report card, the last sing-songy teases, the last timed lunch.
School has been a fantastic experience. As a former homeschooler, who very much loved… »
Auntie
One of my jobs as her Auntie is to make sure she knows how to get dirty. Her cousin is simply thrilled she’s old enough now to… »
Garden Table
Little corner that makes me smile: my boy took an old table and made new slats for it; it sits damp from needed rain; it holds a plant from a birthday party. Catch it out of the corner of my eye? Can’t help but… »
