cool kid

Tonight we went on a run. As a family. All three of us. Granted, my current version of running is more of a run-walk-galumpf than a real run… Still, Bean was thrilled. He put on sports socks and sneakers and kept up a good pace for almost a half mile before he needed a rest [...]

hormone insanity

In the restaurant the other night, this is what transpired: Me: I’ll have a Tom Ka soup and an order of spring rolls. DH: I’ll have—(some weird unpronounced-able pork thing) Me: He’ll have (pointing to Bean) one spring roll, please. Waitress: So you want two springrolls? Me: No, an order of springrolls for me and [...]

In the spaces between

The roads have turned to mud now: layers of ice-hard earth thawing to slush, sticky and trampled. The yellow evening light is speckled with the flutterng wings of bugs, newly hatched, air eddying around their tiny exoskeletons. We go for a run, just the two of us, conversation filling in the spaces between hard breathing [...]

What do you believe?

I’m sitting outdoors with a bevy of chickens clucking at my elbow. Across from me the cat is licking himself, fur soaking up warmth. Next to me Bean digs a big hole in an empty flower bed. The grass is wet from rain, and the sun is warm on the black rubber of my boots. [...]

A welcome

The beautiful, talented, Sam just had her baby boy—on (I believe) Bean’s half birthday. He’s still in the hospital (check her blog for the details) but doing well. If I could, I’d be there in a heartbeat. Instead, they’re in my thoughts. A lot. Welcome to mamahood, Sam! Welcome to the world, little one, you’ve [...]