Santa and I had a date that we were running late for.  Emma had screamed the entire ride home and was now refusing to eat and, with equal fervor, refusing to let me clean her up. Her daycare clothes needed to be changed and her pigtails had been pulled out throughout the day, leaving a…… Continue reading Strolling past Santa

Tonight I miss my husband so much that I actually hurt. That’s crazy. We’ve been ships passing in the night for over a month now. Flying in for a restless night, partner’s bags packed for the morning. Heading off to tackle the next show, the next training, the next, the next, the next. Planning, scheduling,…… Continue reading Travel Blues

We’re in the middle of August and should be experiencing the heat of the summer. And yet, I awoke this morning enveloped in a cool breeze. Caressed in the perfect balance of blanket and cold. As if the key which activates an old machine, the cool air comes through and begins to turn the cogs of my best self.…… Continue reading I love cool, Fall weather

“In the meantime Alice got up and washed her face and ate porridge for breakfast. She went to school and came home and did her homework. And pretty soon she was grown up.” – Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney

A few months ago, I asked about our marriages. How are they? How are they holding up under the early months of parenthood? I’m making a list of all the things to say to new parents when I meet their new bundles, you know. I’ve said it before but in my list you won’t find…… Continue reading The Skeleton in the Closet I’ve Asked Someone Else to Clean for Me