Whirlwind
It’s been a whirlwind of a week. Seriously. I have yelled. cheered. and cried. I sat in the pediatrician’s office, listening to words like “curable”, “recovery rate”, “leukemia”, “blood diseases”, not believing I was really there, wanting to just fast forward to the next day. I have hugged my…
On Mothering
Every night when I rock Nathan to sleep, I look at his sweet face and think how lucky I am. To be a mom. His mom. I savor the moment, knowing it won’t be long before he doesn’t need me to rock him anymore. As I sit there, not…
Hello Monday! And Last Weeks Projects.
It’s going to be a busy week. School. Gym class. Doctors appointments. Playdates. Errands. Mile high To-Do list. I’d like to just go back to the weekend. The nice, leisurely weekend we had together as a family. We planted our garden. We took a walk. We drank iced tea…
The Backpack!
Here it is! My never worn, too small dress – reincarnated into an awesome little boys backpack. I used an old receiving blanket as the inner liner rather than interfacing, and stitched the whole thing with bright orange thread for some added color. The pocket on the back was…
Potty Trainers Beware
Let me just apologize right now. As a stay at home mom of a baby and a toddler, I don’t get out much. And maybe I’ve forgotten what socially acceptable conversation consists of. Or maybe my brain can’t handle more than eat, sleep, poop, repeat. This is another “bathroom”…