October beach days are lovely. There are no crowds, no man Speedos (no offense, men who wear Speedos), and very little risk of being hit in the head by a Frisbee (never say never). Lately, Grace and I have had the beach to ourselves.…
family
-
-
Today: Passing through.
I’ve always looked at spring and fall as transition times, not giving them the full respect of actual seasons. Spring gets us to summer (Thank you, Jesus). And fall gets us to winter (Happy Birthday, Jesus… and, in the case of winters such as the last one,…
-
Today: Currently | July 2015
If I see or hear one more back to school commercial… Lord, help me. Because of all that snow, the last day of school in Boston this year was June 29th, which was basically five minutes ago. So, please… let’s keep those school supplies out of…
-
Today: The happiest news.
We’ve kept the happiest news under wraps (and oversized teeshirts) for long enough… I am thrilled to share that Grace will be a big sister this December. Nick and I are over the moon. Grace doesn’t really know what’s going on (but she appreciates the…
-
Today: I woke up like this | Cape edition.
Who needs a vacation alarm clock (set for 3 hours earlier than you desire to wake up), when you have a toddler at the foot of your bed? I woke up like this. With Grace pinching my toes and yelling, “Hellooooo!” In an effort to…
-
Today: What a difference a year makes.
Oops. This post is longer than anticipated. This time last year, I was wearing a very unattractive, very orthopedic boot thing, having tripped over Grace’s bouncy chair and subsequently broken a toe… just an hour and a half before my family showed up for Mother’s Day…
-
Today: The Weekend According to Instagram 32.
For the first time since living in South Boston, we didn’t head out to watch the parade. Instead, I was being that mom at the pediatrician’s office. We got a contagious illness report from daycare this week (the dreaded conjunctivitis is going around), so when Grace…
-
Today: Get Messy Art Journal | Weeks 3 + 4
Thank you so much for the kind words and encouragement on my last art journaling post. I’m playing a bit of catch-up, but most of my pages were at least in some way inspired by the Get Messy membership prompts for weeks 3 and 4. (You can…
-
Today: Snowed in take-out (+ a Blue Dragon giveaway).
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Blue Dragon. I received product samples and a promotional item to thank me for my participation. Unless you’re living somewhere especially remote (and maybe especially tropical), you know that it’s snowing in Boston.…