We Need to Stop Apologizing

I apologize.  A lot.  Too damn much.  It's burned so deeply and fundamentally into my being that it comes out involuntarily, even when I bump into an inanimate object,  I say I'm sorry.  "Sorry doorway that I walked into because I am so clumsy, I hope that won't leave a mark."  WHAT IS THAT?  "sorry sorry …

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 …

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, …