Yesterday was the last full day of preschool for our Preschooler. This years marks our ninth consecutive year there, and it’s harder than I imagined it would be to close the door on this chapter of our lives. Not much about the specifics of my childhood overlap with that of our girls… except for this preschool. Way back…
Mother’s Day is a complicated holiday. For some, it’s a joyous celebration of motherhood. For others, it’s an unwelcome reminder of loss, infertility, estrangement, hurt, or disappointment. But, at its best, I think the holiday is a celebration of the women, here or in heaven, who have influenced, encouraged, cared for, or inspired us ~…
On Tuesday of this week the Preschooler woke up wide-eyed, bushy-tailed and busily talking about how she needed to do some sort of science “spearmint.” I knew we were in for a long day because: 1) I’m not a morning person and it was 7:15 AM, and 2) I’m not a science person and she was…
I’m not, and have never been, a big fan of change. The trouble is, if parenting comes with one guarantee it is the inevitability of change. I was talking to a friend this week about how much I’ve forgotten related to the baby stage of parenting because changing diapers and cleaning bottles seems like a lifetime ago….