Lachlan died last night, in his mother’s arms. I just came back from some business travel. I have a task list a mile long. I’ve been staffed on new matters and I have to get my hands around them. There are deadlines. Our cupboards are bare – and I mean bare – and I’ve got…
Category: Navel Gazing (and I Don’t Mean Oranges)
Exes
Just after I posted that meal plan post, I hopped on facebook and noted that my very first boyfriend (now a FB friend) had his first baby last night. Well, his wife did. Beab is a sweet little girl, thick head of hair, almost 9 pounds, and named after my old boyfriend’s mother who died…
A Day in the Life
5:20 am, wake up, shower, get ready for the day 5:50 am, go set out the boys’ breakfasts and lunch sacks, get the baby’s bottle ready 6:00 am, get the big boys up, sit them down to breakfast while I collect their clothes (occasionally Craig will be up at 5 and join me for the wee…
Lent
I was drawn to this article recently, as I pondered what to give up for Lent. Giving up for Lent was a thing I used to really get into, even though it’s kind of a “Catholic thing” and I have never been Catholic. As my everyday schedule has become more punishing, however, the idea of adding…
2015: Resolve
The last of the “pre-written” posts . . . I very much look forward to 2015, for a lot of reasons. 2014 was not a bad year, but it was one that had to be “gotten through.” It was not a banner year for my health, that’s for sure. I’ve hit or miss some long…