The Wink

Babes in Slumber

I held my breath this December as the new year hovered. I’ve no issues with resolutions or the holidays, my trepidation is in the echoes of change, these passages I am coming to know as a mom. I did not want, was not ready, am not ready, for this door to close. I know (though [...]

Shoots despite ice

We’re in the midst of the Adirondack winter. Late January always teases, making me think we’re rounding a corner, when really it’s just new waves of ice and snow. Mornings bleed together, dark and frigid, and then night comes. I find myself wondering if life is suspended in ice, if all my hopes will somehow be [...]

Getting to Know Me

I won’t say, “Just as I think I have the hang of it…” because I know I don’t. The closest I get to having the hang of it is having the wherewithal to keep my knees loose so that I can sprint, duck, twist or hurl myself in whatever direction the next moment demands. So, [...]

Right this minute

My life is measured in a staccato fashion, with the hours being broken into minutes and the minutes being broken into directives. Orange juice. Snack. Wipe me. Hold me. Ad copy. Furnace service. Hygiene (rarely mine) I am trying to be present. Just this morning, with Sean away for work, I was struggling to get the girls ready for school. Finley won’t wear [...]

Fearing the Jinx

I’ve not written in far too long, but there was a thought process involved in the absence. Our house went on the market in July. It has been an ordeal to keep it show-ready and free of thick disillusionment as we’ve been battered by a dead market and insulting offers. Toys, clothes and dishes have all [...]

If you only listen

Happiness is a choice is more than a line on a tshirt.