The girls are home. I cried while they were gone. A lot. I walked past their bedrooms trying not to get caught up in the twisted sheets and discarded clothes all wrapped up in their summery scent of cut grass, lake water and cheesey-snack dust. Then the first morning without them came and the room pulled [...]
Sunday, May 15, 2011
I never knew that five years could feel like a lifetime. I didn’t understand that at five years old certain things would just slip from your face and reveal so much. I shake my head remembering how you were the one I worried about the most. I was so scared that I wouldn’t be able [...]
Friday, October 22, 2010
The irresistibility of you… For being defiant and choosing Batman. For being literal and always assuming the “real Batman” pose. For eclipsing the costume with your sparkle and surpassing expectations in every way. Avery my favorite Batman.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Around Mother’s Day I was given a Gerber Daisy plant. It was something we did for all the moms in the office. They brought instant smiles with their thick green leaves and bright blooms. I took mine home and set it on the window in the kitchen. It was a bright spot in the dust [...]
Friday, July 22, 2011
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