I never knew early morning was my favorite until I met you

I never knew I could cringe at the sound of my own voice so entirely until I heard myself shrieking, "let's go get dressed" for the 18th time this morning. I never knew I could enjoy the tiresome work of cutting cucumbers and strawberries every single school day to pack alongside your scooby doo and …

Summering and Mothering without Alcohol

The smell of bug spray permeates the air and the sunscreen bottles are eternally empty. We have to walk out the door 10 minutes before leaving to perform our elaborate spray routine before scooting to camp. Their caps are sweaty and their socks are muddy. The blow up pool has been rotated around he backyard …

Affirmations for kids (and adults too)

A few years ago I started doing affirmations for my kids each night at bedtime.  It was simple and you can read the post I wrote about it here - You are funny smart clever kind. I wrote that four years ago.  I remember when I started whispering these words in their ears at night, …