Last year I lost my dad. He passed away suddenly and painfully and the experience forever changed the landscape of my family. His passing infiltrated my DNA and changed me along with it; I am both harder and softer, more understanding yet more suspicious. During the time of his passing, I was put ...
birth order
I've been interested in birth order from a curiously young age. I realized even then that the torment I received from my older siblings-- being locked in the dog kennel, told to believe I was adopted (and shown "official" papers), general teasing and torture, etc.-- was a unique characteristic of my ...
our cross-country road trip with a newborn
A year ago today, Nate, Waverley, Charlie, and I were one day in to our epic cross-country road trip from Maryland to Oregon to Alaska. The day we left Annapolis we made it an entire hour and a half to stay at our friend's house in Virginia. Naturally I cried the entire drive: Waverley was three ...
letter to my teenage self
I hope I'm not alone in that I distressfully anticipate my daughter's inevitable teenage years. I am so worried about raising a teenage girl that I had a meltdown when I discovered I was pregnant with a girl, as I hoped I could avoid the situation all together by only having boys. Having a daughter ...
help me choose the picture
I am interrupting your Sunday to ask for your assistance! I need your help choosing the picture for Waverley's first birthday invitation. Which one do you like the best? Also, how is she almost one year old?! Leave your pick in the comments. Thank you thank you!
...
