Category Archives: kids

Dinosaur City

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

I’ve lost a week of work to a sick house, but you won’t hear me complain. There were two days we were all together doing the most family of things–getting through and watching Mary Poppins. We weren’t always coherent, but … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: baby tat

Posted on June 29, 2011 by
Posted in kids, wildness, Wordless Wednesday | 6 Comments

Throw Me Thursday: 7 year scratch

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

Let’s talk about what’s really going on. What I want to write and do and what’s actually happening at this moment is so completely at odds that I have to admit for maybe the first time in my life that … Continue reading →

Posted in kids, Throw me Thursday, truth | 22 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: Make pretend

Posted on June 15, 2011 by
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Throw me Thursday: Earth Day

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

It’s my baby’s third Earth Day Birthday and all I want to do is get to tomorrow so I can enjoy it. The girl came out slicked and squalling and ready to party. She’s been dancing since she could stand. … Continue reading →

Posted in adventures in childrearing, birthday, kids, Throw me Thursday | 18 Comments

Unequivocal

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

We are waiting for a storm. The winds are high and warm, all the spring birds sing a frantic chirrup as if playing chase in the voice of little girls. Then it quiets, cars are missing from the streets, the … Continue reading →

Posted in coffee, Dance, kids, music, Self-Reliance, truth, wildness | 13 Comments

Off the cuff

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

I’m just going to let this fly because I’ve been feeling like the biggest writing boob ever.  No, wait, don’t feel bad for me, I do this to myself with the best intentions.  I want to write and then I … Continue reading →

Posted in adventures in childrearing, cold, friendship, kids, relationships, truth | 17 Comments

Blur

Posted on December 20, 2010 by

When I was younger, but still an adult, I was obsessed with my body. It didn’t fit right. I had curves, sometimes too many, was never straight and bony and flat like a flapper or those girls with the right … Continue reading →

Posted in adventures in childrearing, flying pigs, kids, Saved, Self-Reliance, truth | Tagged , , , , , | 16 Comments

Humans I crave

Posted on October 19, 2010 by

“Human isolation is terrible. We want to connect and figure out what it means to write. ‘How do you live? what do you think?’ we ask the author. We all look for hints, stories, examples.”  –Natalie Goldberg, Wild Mind I … Continue reading →

Posted in field trip, friendship, kids, music, places, road trips, wildness | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Girl can spell

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

It all starts here, after all

Posted in adventures in childrearing, begining, kids | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments