But she said, “No, no, no.” My mom has been fighting cancer of the pancreas for 15 months now. This is quite the rarity. She’s an extraordinary and shockingly strong woman. She is doing the whole experience on her own terms. She does not want anyone sitting around crying over her. She does not want [...]
Jan
27
Dear Annabella,
I know that you’ve been having some troubles lately. Third grade has been a big transition for you. Taking responsibility for your school work, your handwriting, so many things… Wears you out, right? But I promise you, that you are going to get the hang of it. You’ll figure out a way to either make [...]
Jan
12
Luckiest Mom Ever
I woke up to this today. #4 is Good Cook, which is rather a shock, since Annabella is all about chicken nuggets at this particular moment in her life. But it’s the last one that really makes my eyes misty. My girl thinks I have a big heart. How wonderful is that? The “Just Mom [...]
Jan
06
Happy Friday!
I love that my children love each other and want to spend time together. I love the way they look forward to Friday afternoons and weekends, so they can hang out and play together. I do not love that they are so delighted to be together that Annabella goes to the bathroom with the door [...]
Nov
07
Poem From Annabella
Annabella just emailed me a poem. Here it is, verbatim: I love you ilove is higher than mteverest and deper thanthe deeper than the deepest ochen Seriously, is there any mom out their luckier than me? I think not.