(Im)perfections
The other day the boys and I went hunting for leaves with which to make Leaf People, thanks to some inspiration found on Playful Learning. I told them we needed lots of leaves in different shapes,...
View ArticleYou’re Gonna Want to Brush Your Teeth After Reading This
At almost 20 months, the whole teeth brushing thing has not yet become a chore to Evan. He loves it. (I know his Grammy, a semi-retired dental hygienist, is beaming with pride over this.) Whenever one...
View ArticleThanks a Million, Mom (Parts I, II, and III)
I don’t have many traditions on this blog (I don’t have any), but my Mother’s Day post is one of them (it’s the only one). On my first Mother’s Day as a mom I wrote something for my mother about all...
View ArticleI hate you. Stay right here.
First they learn words: “Dada!” “Nana!” “Milk!” Then they learn how to use them: “I do it?” “Mine!” Then they learn how to use them against you: “I don’t love you anymore.” “I want you to go away to...
View ArticleThe Meaning of Motherhood in Two Knocks on The Door
It was Halloween 1977. Dad, who had been out of work for quite awhile, was away on a two-week trip for the Army National Guard, trying to earn a few extra dollars to make ends meet. Mom, a dental...
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The Best Way to Lose Weight in the New Year
You can exercise and watch your calories and say no to dessert and count your steps and be diligent and vigilant and self-castigate over cellulite but if you are like me you continue to put on weight...
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Touching Memories
Evan holds out his hand, palm down, beside the small purple ornament I’m cradling in mine. On it is his preschool handprint, made with white paint and labeled “Evan 2013” in gold pen. The small paint...
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2020 Time Capsule: We’re All In
The time capsule from 1948, pulled from Willard Building on Penn State’s University Park campus. “Hey guys, guess what I’m doing today at work?” I said one sunny morning a few weeks ago as we snaked...
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