Our gloomy weather has put me in something of a funk lately. I’m angsty and frustrated by the smallest of things. It feels too cold and wet to walk the dog. It’s too messy for the girls to play outside. It’s getting dark so early. I’m not motivated to exercise or inspired to learn anything…
Every day I see or hear something that more or less kills me with delight. — Mary Oliver This week the news is overwhelming, the weather is darker and gloomier than normal, and there is plenty around us and maybe even within us to be anxious about. But I saw the quote above in a newsletter a…
Well, Halloween 2018 has come and gone. I just feel like I’m still picking up the safety pins and panty hose that held us and our costumes together. Despite me saying every year that we’re done with the family theme, we went with one again at the 6th Grader’s request. We don’t have a ton…
I’m always a little reflective on October 25th because it’s a significant date in our family for a couple of reasons. For one, it marks the day that the Spouse and I went on our first date—a blind date—some fifteen years ago. Earlier this week the 4th Grader asked me, “Did you really wear a…