The Wink

Motivation

A disclaimer for my earlier rants: I am blessed. Truly blessed. I have the strongest most impossible motivators to ignore.They make me want to be the best person I can be. Just look at that face, that tiny little hand. Tell me she doesn’t make you want to harness the moon and slay all the dragons. Isn’t the [...]

A Shame

Pretty sick of people not taking responsibility for their actions. Pretty sad that so many people miss opportunities. A drunk driver and an amazing entrepreneur. So you all know about the crash on our block, the 46 year old drunk driver and the fact that he’d done it twice. Well yesterday I met with a guy, 56 years [...]

In Today’s Paper

Man charged with second DWI in two weeks By DON LEHMAN dlehman@poststar.comPublished on 8/31/2006 GLENS FALLS — A Queensbury man was arrested on felony drunken driving and unlicensed operation charges after he hit two parked cars late Tuesday, the second time in two weeks he was charged with felony driving while intoxicated, police said. [...]

Fu*king Drunk Driver

9 o’clock on a Tuesday night and I’m reading Briar a bedtime story.We’re cuddled up in the big, pink striped reading chair.Dora and the Big Dig is the current book du jour.All of a sudden I hear the sound of a tire exploding outside the window.I squeeze Briar. An eerie silence hangs heavily outside.Every hair [...]

Shades of Avery

Here she is. Gloriously happy. Sunny. Goofy. How could I not insert a picture with both of them?

Never Dulls

I am awed by the dimensions of my love for these girls. Just when I think I sort of have a handle on how I feel about Briar, how I feel about Avery and how I feel about them together, I am hit by a new wave of emotion. Last night Avery slept in her crib. [...]

Water Babies

Briar loves the water. Avery loves Briar. Briar loves the water even more with Avery in it.More still when enjoying the water from Kelsey’s arms.Finishing it all off with a mouthful of gold fish is pretty sweet.

Our Girls

Gullible

You’d think I’d learn. We’ve had cameras that do little movies for several years now.

Look at you, you’re gorgeous.

Sean is the little voice you want to be able to have in your head. Look, just look at yourself. Look at how incredible you look. Do you see that light? You are gorgeous. Makes me dizzy to hear, I feel like I am standing in the sun. Not just standing in the sun, standing in [...]