Here are some of my favorites of 2015, in order of when I experienced them… Favorite memories of 2015: Watching Evelyn learn to crawl–it would seem like her learning to walk would be the more memorable moment, but really it was such a gradual process that I don’t remember the exact moment she was officially … more
Christmas this year was perhaps my most favorite ever. It was busy and crazy, but it was also slow and sweet at times. People loved their gifts, which is always such a joy. Evelyn loved her gifts, which was especially fun. While she didn’t get the present thing completely, she did have fun seeing what … more
Since I wrote so many weeks ago about what was going to be my attempt to stay calm during the Christmas season, I felt like I should come back with some kind of update on how I’m doing. In a phrase: not super well. Things have felt so busy, and while I vowed not to … more
I woke up at 3:30 the other morning because I had a nightmare that involved guns. It was pretty detailed, and to be honest my imagination had laid it out to me like a perfectly suspenseful short story. But I told the muse to go bother someone else. I generally try to write things I … more
When I was growing up we had homemade waffles a lot on Saturdays. One year my mom got a waffle maker (for Christmas maybe?) and Belgian waffles became one of our staple weekend breakfasts. In fact, we didn’t just wake up saying “Can we have waffles for breakfast?” Instead we had a nickname for them. … more