When there are no words

I just cry.  And sometimes when the words are too big, too full, or too painful… I cry then too.  Life is such a fragile thing.  I know my mom lost a little baby between my older sister and me.  The baby was old enough that they knew he was a boy but he was [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day

Reason to facebook

My sister’s ex-boyfriend found this picture of Asher on his computer and posted it on my wall. Without the miracle of facebook my kids and I never would have spent 3 1/2 solid minutes laughing at this picture

My girls

Hannah is a snuggler. This is how she fell asleep the other day.

Kindergarten romance

Hila has been out of school with pneumonia all week. One of her classmates sent this note with the work her teacher sent home:

Yesterday Hila asked if she could go draw on the driveway with some chalk. That evening I discovered her reply, written for all the world to see:

Kindergarten. I am [...]

Spiderweb

The third time Andres looked up from his coffee he caught her glance. He had been in a brooding mood. He had spent more time at the restaurant in the past 5 days than he had spent at home. He was still wearing his black slacks and polo shirt and smelled oily [...]

30s

I’m nearing the ripe-old age of 32 and feel that I’m comfortably ensconced in my 30s. (I’m a fast learner.)  I’ve had nearly two years to reflect what this era is about and what I’ll let it be about.  My 30’s came in when I was 22 weeks pregnant, wearing a hospital gown and red [...]

Happy Birthday to Dad!

My dear ‘ol dad turns 50 something today and doesn’t look a day over 45!   We forced him to celebrate last night during the superbowl (no he’s not a hardcore fan) with chocolate cake and cream cheese frosting.  The groundhog has predicted 6 more weeks of winter!  Happy Birthday Dad!

Asher’s Birthday Party

I have been such a slacker lately, I completely missed blogging about Asher’s birthday and gun birthday party.  Since I know I spent adequate time spoiling and spending time with Asher during his whole birthday week, rest assured that he is not offended.  Asher got a snow-storm from mother nature that canceled school every day [...]