Tag: love

  • "Still" believing

    Today Mike and I were alone in the car and he asked me if I believed in Santa Claus. I said “of course” and waited to see what he said next. He then listed a handful of kids in his kindergarten class who did not believe, and I commented on how sad that was. And…

  • No

    No. I don’t co-op at our co-op-optional preschool. No. I don’t volunteer for every school event. No. I have never been a room parent. No. I don’t go to weekend work days. No. I have never organized a field trip. Why? Well, my kids are in school from about 8 – noon and when they’re…

  • Ten years ago today I thought ten years later would be so very different.

    Ten years ago today I was 29 years old and getting my hair done for my wedding. Our wedding was really just an excuse to have a fancy evening party, and we had it in San Francisco at a place that is named after its address: 1409 Sutter. A gorgeous and dark Victorian house that…

  • Up until now this had been a pretty forgettable day…

    But then Mike brought me this clover leaf from the yard: And then a little later I saw all three boys playing together really nicely. They had made an airplane: I had thought today was kind of a suckfest, but it is definitely looking up now :)

  • Ode to Mr. Plain

    I married a keeper. Mr. Plain is handsome, smart, funny, incredibly well-read, sexy, a great dad, and has a career he enjoys. But the best part is that he loves me most of all. Right now, like he does most every other evening, he’s cooking dinner. 2 dinners in fact. Usually the kids eat what…

  • Boy blanket

    OK, enough tinkering around with my site, back to the important stuff. This was a really, really long week. The boys were all tired and cranky, we skipped a preschool potluck party due to it, and they fought a lot. But this was a really nice way to end the week. [photo removed] Chip is…

  • My parenting priorities

    I’ve been pondering my priorities for parenting my kids. You know, what is really important to me. Just to get them out of the way, here are the “duh” obvious ones: Keeping them physically safe Helping them stay healthy But after that I’ve fixed on these, in this order: Making sure my kids know they…