Joshua really came through for me today. I was worried we wouldn’t get packed in time but he set to work and got it all done while I stressed out, took care of the kid and tried to make a zillion lists in my head of things not to forget. I’m really excited though. I’ve [...]

I’ve seen snow three times in my life. The first time, it was in Houston, right before Christmas of 2004. I don’t really count it, though, because of how light it was. Little flurries here and there – enough to make us cold but not enough to build a snowman. When I moved out here, [...]

Today – well, yesterday – was just lovely. Noah went with his Nana and Auntie Sarah (We’re shooting for “YaYa” as a nickname.) to shop for groceries and so I had four incredibly blissful hours. It makes me feel so guilty to admit that but I did miss him. I always miss him. I just [...]

Grits. I’m eating grits. I never eat grits and in fact, have gone my entire life avoiding grits. It’s something about the gritty (ha ha) texture that I simply cannot abide by. And yet…I am not only eating a bowl of grits but enjoying them. Of course Noah is a good Southern boy; he’s chowing [...]

I hate getting lost. Noah had a playdate scheduled today with a 7 month-old named Alex. He lives about 20 minutes away and honestly, the drive should have been really simple. However…the road I needed to turn off on was unmarked. That’s actually pretty common for this area so I should have expected it but [...]