The Extraordinary Everyday Playground

She crossed the bridge!  SHE CROSSED THE BRIDGE!  Without my help and without falling.  She crossed the bridge.  This was last Summer.  She didn't falter or doubt herself, she just propelled forward and as I held my breath, she crossed the bridge.  She never looked back.  She walked a month after her brother and she …

5 reasons I love FROZEN. Especially number 4.

We had kids at exactly the right moment.  The moment of Frozen.  Now that my twins are 21 months old, I can safely say we've watched this movie approximately 9,548,012 times.  Yet I still cannot get enough.  I may be in the minority, but it's not in the least bit annoying to me for the …

The elusive true female friendship

LYNNIE!  It's your 50th Birthday! How could we possibly have known that fateful day all those years ago when you sat down at the cube next to me where we would be all these years later? Think of all that's happened. Relationships. I ended a longtime relationship and found my true love. My real love. …