A love letter::1.5 Years

I have been wanting to write you a love letter for a long time now. 18 months more or less. Since the day I met you to be exact. The first thing I did was count your toes and fingers. Then I kissed you, still new, still wet, still scrunched and red and purple. Oh [...]

August 15::The only way

This is what I will keep saying, even when things seem impossible, or impossibly hard, or just straight terrifying, or daunting, or uncertain. Over and over, yes. Two phrases in my head today (the second one makes me giggle): “There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.” ~ Wayne Dyer And also: “If [...]

August 14:: Country Fair

Still on the August Break and posting every day over at flickr. Yesterday we went to a country fair. Fun. Sun + sun, livestock, lemonade, maple cotton candy, ribs, tractor + truck pulls, pig races and rides. Sprout’s first carousel ride = total glee. An awesome day, except: my gimpy ankle and the long drive [...]

One more lesson on the things I cannot control

Here is the truth: I was a certified swim instructor for years. I have taught every kind of person to swim: a 2 year old; an elderly woman; a teenage boy who only spoke Chinese; an autistic 4 year old who would sink blithely, fearlessly to the bottom of the pool if I so much [...]

Interlude

Running last night, after a day that felt so very long, I tripped and sprained my ankle. Damn. It was shockingly swollen immediately, but our awesome neighbor who is a doctor said it wasn’t a particularly terrible sprain (thank god) and that it will take about 3 weeks to heal. Hi universe. How are you? [...]