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Cameron’s name has been changed.
We know when the change happened but we don’t know why. We have our theories but will never know for sure. What we do know for sure is that within our family,...
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The Sneakers Make the Runner
I left my sneakers at my parents’ house this weekend. I forgot I had even pulled them out of the car this Easter weekend, and I really shouldn’t have, since I didn’t do any running while home for the...
Read More »How to Throw a Pokémon Birthday Party
Those in the know know that my eldest boy loves Pokémon. While it certainly isn’t my preference that he constantly wants to watch the show Read More »
Dear Cameron: A Love Letter to a 5 Year Old
Mom’s preamble: this letter wasn’t written or published on your actual birthday, but this was the year when we welcomed Logan into our family. On the day you turned five, Logan was...
Read More »An Unlikely Loneliness
I thought it would be the run that night that saved me. It had been a day; a day where I was the one apologizing to my...
Read More »Who You Will Become
We registered Cameron for Kindergarten this past week. In all the big things and transitions of parenting, this is one of those monumental milestones. Or, at least it feels that way to my...
Read More »Like I Need a Hole in the Head
“You might want to leave. 90% of the parents choose to leave during this procedure. It can be hard to watch. Do you need anything? Why don’t you go get some lunch?”
For the second time in...
Read More »The Magic in Marriage
What does love in marriage look like? What does love look like with three kids under five? What does it look like when nights are full of newborn wake-ups and days are full of meetings and a child has laid...
Read More »Cake Blitz: A DQ Giveaway for Valentine’s Day
See that? Way down at the bottom of the post? There’s a giveaway for a Dairy Queen gift certificate! Don’t miss it!
I’m pretty proud of myself.
You see, I have never called...
Read More »Book Review: Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
You know those books that hook you right from the beginning and pull you through the whole story, page by page as...
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