The Scent of Sadness

Just when you need it, just when you are feeling a bit sorry for yourself for some petty reason, a smell enters your nasal cavity unlike any other and without having to look up you know.  You are immediately acquainted with the scent of sadness. You know intuitively that a homeless person is on the …

When They are Sick

When they are sick, you want nothing more than for them to feel better. When they are sick, you would gladly take their place. When they are sick, you go to extreme measures to soothe and reassure. When they are sick, you stay home from work to suffer along with them. When they are sick, …

Happy First Birthday to My Twins

One year ago I posted this picture.  My shortest and most viewed post to date.  We used their faces as newborns because they all look alike, right?  WINK. Here we are.  One year later.  Can you believe it?  I actually can as I feel like this year hasn't gone too quickly or too slowly, it's been …