18 years ago I stood at the bottom of a huge spiral staircase at my new grad school in Texas, with professors and other students, their mouths agape, mine, too. The towers were on fire and our country was in the midst of an ongoing attack. A line was drawn forever for us: before and… Continue reading To the Twins on 9/11
A while ago, I was sitting around with some extended family and a new friend. When she heard that my husband and his siblings had been homeschooled, her first question was “Did you do school in your pj’s?” When the question was asked, right there with the whole family present, they all (siblings and my… Continue reading Homeschool Confessions
I’d argue that Mother’s Day is a pretty messy holiday. We mothers often wake up with great anticipation and try as we might to lower our expectations, most of us usually fail. Did I have warm coffee in a comfortable spot this morning? Yes, but were my kids literally climbing all over me? Also, yes.… Continue reading Happy Messy Mother’s Day
