Raising twins and staying sober 24 hours at a time.
"You ready to have your hair brushed mama?" was the question that greeted me as I arrived home from work yesterday afternoon. This may well be the sweetest development in our 4.5 years together. Monday evening, as my girl was playing with my hair like she does, I asked her to go get my hairbrush. …
Continue reading "I Found Kindness and Gratitude at the Other End of a Hairbrush"
I have these conversations almost daily. Somebody is having problems with a family member or friend or themselves and so they ask me these same questions as in this recent text from a friend asking my opinion - I'm not saying everyone is the same, but the sickness is almost always the same. And it always …
Here's the truth. We go on a lot of adventures. This summer in particular because I have a ton of vacation time that I need to use from work or I lose it, so, yes - we go on a lot of adventures. And there is a lot of sweating because it is HOT. I …
Continue reading "19 Sweaty Yet Joyful Things to do in Chicagoland (or anywhere) with Children"
Too Sober For This 