Category: <span>Thoughts and Musings</span>

She woke up at midnight as soon as Big Friend’s hand touched her back.  She sat up.  Palmed her bangs out of her face.  Said, “Oh hi.  We need to…

Thoughts and Musings

I stubbed my little toe the other week.  It broke.  It broke in that kind of blood blister-purple-yellow-green-red polka dot kind of way.  I wore my crocs everywhere for ten…

Kids and Treasures Thoughts and Musings

28 weeks of this pregnancy is a bit of a milestone for me.  Little Friend arrived on the scene at 34 weeks after I passively fought a bed-rest battle against…

Thoughts and Musings

I think of the child playing in the sand, a few feet from the ocean wave’s reach.  The child whose fingers form the hourglass for sand and minutes to trickle…

Thoughts and Musings

“I don’t like this Valentine’s Day card.” “I’m not fond of cleaning up.” “That does not make me happy.” “STOP IT!” “But I want something!” Yesterday, I begged Big Friend…

Kids and Treasures Thoughts and Musings

“I want to drink my chocolate milk, but I do not want to cooperate.” I hadn’t planned on having this time slot open in my schedule for writing.  I’d blocked…

Kids and Treasures Thoughts and Musings