Tonight is the first night in a while that I have been clear-headed enough to write. It’s also one of the few nights I’ve been home and alert in weeks – for one reason or another we’ve been out of town. We spent quite a bit of time visiting Joshua’s parents and then we house/dog-sat [...]

I am conflicted about what to write about tonight. Obviously Father’s Day; that’s a no-brainer. My issue is…do I write about our day (which was wonderful, by the way)? Do I write about how wonderful my husband is as a father and parenting partner? Do I write about my own father and stories he would [...]

We went to the beach on Tuesday (Is it really Thursday already? My computer says it is.) and Noah had a BLAST. He wasn’t really sure about the sand…we set him down and it squished beneath his toes and he looked at his feet like "what. is. THIS?" Then he promptly decided he approved and [...]

Noah had his first dentist appointment today. It went fairly well…or rather, he did well and we approve of his dentist. The diagnosis wasn’t so good, but I’m getting a little ahead of myself. They had a big aquarium in their waiting room, which was Noah-approved. The office wasn’t really set up for kids, as [...]

I needed a day like today. I’m always balancing my time between Joshua, Noah and household stuff (not to mention work) that I constantly feel stretched thin and like I can’t ever commit enough to anyone or anything. So, when Shannon picked Noah up today for a play date, I was a little relieved (though [...]