Today, as one daughter eagerly bopped away from us for an impromptu playdate after school, the other melted into a sad puddle of sobbing. For not being invited. For being left out. Again. It’s hard to have a very social older sister, especially when you are Laurel.
So I took the easy way out and asked [...]
Archive for the ‘Days to Remember’ Category
The pool and the girl
A Decade of Schmoop!
Exactly 3,592 days ago today, Allen and I did a very simple thing: We exchanged vows and rings in a very humble and private manner at the courthouse in Pensacola, Florida.
We have no photos to mark the occasion. But we do have this photo, which was taken on Jan. 1, 1998, at 12:01 am. — [...]
Underwater!
In the short list of things I do well that doesn’t include making coffee so strong that it can change your gender, I would list the following:
Diagram sentences
Independent eyebrow movement
Procrastinate
Write
Swim
Now, you probably knew the first four of those, if you know me at all. But I don’t get to show off my swimming ability very [...]
First Week as an Arlington..ite?
After a dozen people showed up Sunday, June 1, to help with move in, leaving us with a house full of boxes, most of which now live in the basement, I decided I was NOT going to leave the house until it was organized and box-free. And then I decided that was just a stupid [...]
Reason 1,032,258 for having kids with this man
Tea party with Daddy
