Mid Week Ramblings

Here are some mid week ramblings for your enjoyment: I ran to the coffee shop yesterday morning with the kids and one Chloe dog. Everyone behaved very well and the weather was perfect. I had to leave the stroller outside because it doesn’t fit in the door of the...

This Week A Year Ago: The Tres Lagunas Fire

For some reason I have a bit of an obsession with thinking about where I was or what I was doing some period of time ago. For example, this time one week ago I was just returning from Philadelphia. This time 8 years ago, Patrick and I had just returned from a 9 week...

Epic Weekend Part 3: The Trip Home

Sooo….where did we leave off? If you haven’t already, you’ll want to read the first post about our trip across the country, and the second post about our time in Philly… And now we have arrived at the part where I tell you about us getting...

Epic Weekend Part 2: Philadelphia

Did you guys know that Philadelphia is right across the Delaware river from New Jersey? I didn’t. Now I do. Not surprisingly, since clearly I’m not up on my East Coast geography, I was caught a bit off guard by all the New Jersey accents I ran into in...

Epic Weekend Part 1: Cross Country Travel with Twins

It’s wedding season, people. One of my most favorite times of year. I really, really love weddings. I’m going to be that 90 year old woman who still dances to every song at my grandson’s wedding reception after having one too many glasses of...

Letter to a NICU Dad

Dear NICU dad, What you’re going through is difficult. Your baby or babies are likely hanging by what seems like a thread at the moment, and your partner, the one who gave birth to that fragile being may seem also to be hanging by a thread emotionally. Your role...