The Very Best Things about 9 Month Olds

These twins are 9 months old! Can you believe that?  They've officially been out longer than they were in and it's mind blowing how much they grow every week, hell, every day.    This table is CONTROL CENTER.   They are doing all the things!  Here are the very best things about 9 month olds: Standing …

Hoping for Just One More Day Sober

Well here we are.  12 years sober today and sometimes feeling exactly as unsure and scared as I did That First Year. I'm going to pause here and STRONGLY recommend reading that last link right there.  It tells the story of what happened when I first got sober that so many of you ask me …

A Perfectly Average Fantastical Day

  It was a beautiful Chicago day.  The kind people talk about when they live here and know are few and far between as we live through a long cold dreary winter.  The blue sky was bright with just a sprinkling of clouds and the air was crisp.  The kind of crisp where you wear a sweatshirt, …