Motherhood clockworks: the balanced pendulum swings in constant motion. Tug the weights too much – pendulum energy shifts – wrecking ball mood swings. Inspired by all the mothers we celebrate this month, the amazing women of Mommitment, as well as this week’s prompt from Haiku Horizons.
Somewhere I have a black and white photo of my mother’s purse, hanging off a tree limb, on the edge of a beach in Maine. It’s not a particularly great photo. But I still remember the moment I took it, thinking it looked odd and a bit lonesome. We’d been at my cousin’s wedding in…
So… it’s been a Good News/Bad News kind of a day in Toddlerville. Good News: #Frankenfoot got her stitches out & that means I’m just a day or so away from a full on proper shower (with Hubs standing by)! Everything is healing really well & the x-rays look super good. Bad News: Because everything…
My friend Amy had her baby! A few weeks ago I shared my wishes for her & all new moms in a Wishing Well for Amy. Now that her preciously little one is here, I thought I’d follow up with these wishes I wrote for the baby. As it happens, they are the same ones I…
Alright, I’m a military brat. We fall into 2 categories – the ones that care about having stuff, and the ones that don’t. For me, all my things make me feel at home, even when I know its just stuff. I’m the creepy Junk Lady muppet at the end of Labyrinth. Seriously, I’m practically a…
Time really does accelerate the older you get, doesn’t it? Because, seriously, 2014?!!? I’d swear it was just 2004 last year. For our family 2013 was a year of significant change. Although, to be honest the last 5 years has been full of changes for me. Whether they be new relationships, babies, offices, homes, jobs, classes, teeth,…
Mother of Serendipity 