Guys, I have a confession to make: I am still struggling with losing the weight after Magnolia. She is 13 months-old. I recently had my annual check-up and was quite devastated to learn that I weigh the same as I did two weeks after she was born. I mean, I love treats and all but, really? No weight ...
Winter is Coming: 10 Ways to Survive with Toddlers
I recently received a question regarding long, dark Alaskan winters and how to survive winter with toddlers. It's not the first time I've been asked about this peculiar life we live up in The Last Frontier so I am happy to provide a glimpse into our reality and methods of survival as we embark upon ...
Waverley is Four!
Waverley turned four years-old yesterday, October 1st. (Posting this a day late is a clue regarding how the weekend transpired!) It's difficult to comprehend that I became a mother four years ago. It feels like forever yet seems like yesterday. When I look back at pictures from those first days it ...
Feels Like Fall
It may still be in summer in most of the Lower 48, but it is definitely fall weather here in Anchorage. The leaves are a rainbow of gold, red, purple, and green. There is a crisp in the air. I switched back to hot coffee. The daylight hours are shrinking and we actually fall asleep in the dark. I've ...
Eight Lessons from my Dad
Today is my dad's birthday. He'd turn 67 years-old. This morning at breakfast I mentioned his birthday to Waverley; she wondered what theme his party is up in heaven, which both warmed and broke my heart. "Perhaps a fishing theme," I told her. His party is actually probably creeping around the boys' ...
