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I got a call from one of the moms in my 4-year-old’s class while driving home. “Did you hear? The school is on lockdown.” I had just picked my boys up from school but the shock of this news compelled …
My strategy for finishing a puzzle is a three-pronged approach: I find the corners, build the frame, and fill in the middle until it’s done. My daughter on the other hand has an entirely different game plan. She searches excitedly …
I’m in my ‘30s and a mama of three. I probably seem like a super happy person most of the time. I love to laugh, sing show tunes, read novels, go on beach vacations and drink coffee (or wine) with close friends. I love writing, …
One of the best and worst days of my life is the day I resuscitated my son, Holden, from a near-drowning incident. Amelie, Holden, and I had met up with four moms and their children at a neighborhood pool. Once …
Do you remember being little and playing too long in the bathtub to the point where your skin would start to wrinkle? My mama would always remind me that once the skin got ‘pruney’ it was time to get outta …
I went through alcohol and benzodiazepine withdrawal/detox on the top bunk in my sister’s basement – in a house full of toddlers. Three of them. I should probably mention that children aren’t my love language. Their bodily fluids gross me …
The years have come and gone – but the summer memories of our family filling every seat in the minivan and taking road trips all over the United States, have not. I love the anticipation that comes with the closing …
If you like novelty, we live in a wonderful city for it; Washington, D.C. blooms with it. The patriotic stuff abounds, one-of-a-kind odes to the wonders of mankind, our favorites of which are Air and Space Museum and the U.S. …
This summer is bittersweet. You see. I have spent the last four years of my life being home loving on and raising my sweet, yet wild toddler boys born 18 months apart. Our weeks are filled with adventures to local …