Early Summer

When I was a kid, late May was one of my favorite times of the year. Just like every other kid in the country I looked forward to the end of the school year and the summer, but there was something else that I always loved about the last few weeks of the school year....

Perfect Weekend

As I knew it would be, we had the perfect weekend (and in case any of you who read my last post were wondering, I was right, it was a great transition to Albuquerque for my parents). I’m not a huge fan of re-cap posts, but I got a new camera and have to share...

A New Beginning

I had a post planned for today that was all roses and butterflies, ok, well, not exactly roses and butterflies, but graduation hoods and mother’s day. But I’ll save that post for later because today is too monumental a day to just gloss over. Dad, if...

A Very Serious Thank You

One of my very best friends is a pediatric nurse. Until very recently, I didn’t really know what that meant. I mean, I knew that it meant she was a nurse who took care of kids, but I didn’t REALLY get it until our babies were born. I have a new...

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...