My friend Erin Goodman has been running an awesome podcast series called Behind the Blog. I’ve loved listening to her chat with some fabulous blogging women and was honored when she asked me to appear as a guest on the podcast. I’ve always wanted to collaborate with Erin and I accepted without hesitation. Erin was [...]
Mama’s Birthday Surprise! My 31st birthday party complete with Toy Story decorations. Late night drinks with the ladies. Feeling blessed. {Love} The Funeral Elizabeth Bolduc. Grandmother. Mother of my mother. Great-grandmother of my children. Wise woman of great presence. Constant. Always. Beloved. Hasty pilgrimage under a full orange moon. Tears and a broken heart. Family [...]
After many months of growing and changing for you… After hours and hours of sweating and laboring for you… After many more months of adjusting and making room for you… One morning I wake up and, almost as if nothing has happened, you are here: sitting in the morning sunlight like you were born to [...]
The party is in full swing. We’re home from holiday visiting, I’ve unpacked everyone and we’re non-stop prepping for the new year. There’s so much to be thankful for and many preparations are in order. 2010, I kiss you good-bye. You were a roller coaster of extremes. We launched part 1 of the family business, [...]
“People say Christmas is too much work and stress. And it is. For adults. But take away the madness of buying and hurrying and doing and fitting Christmas into already too busy lives, take away an adult’s worry about work and bills and the future, and look at Christmas only through a child’s eyes, and [...]
It’s the darkest day of the year and the moon promises to eclipse for the first time on Solstice in 372 years. This matches what feels like a very special holiday season for us. It’s baby’s first Christmas and this year, more than any other, we are focusing on traditions and special moments. In honor [...]
Ninu the red-nosed baby had a jolly good frosty morning at the neighborhood park.
I was cleaning up my desktop and found this little piece I wrote a few weeks after Ninu was born and wanted to share. Also, while I was away on my blogging sabbatical I was honored to be featured in the Fall issue of Rhythm of the Home. Enjoy. *** *** *** I Love You [...]
Oh, the internal hype of returning from a sabbatical. I’ve been thinking about blogging a lot these past few weeks and as October rolled around I began blogging in my head again. (A very good sign that this blogger isn’t ready to retire.) In my romantic notion of taking a blogging sabbatical I pictured myself [...]
Last week we had the honor of hosting Stone’s family including his sister who now lives in California with her family and whom we have not seen in two years. The last time she saw Koala he was crawling. I’ve been friends with her since I started dating Stone at the end of my junior [...]