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Postcards to Heaven 12 Jun 2013 | 07:28 pm
When you died, Emilia drew you a picture. It was your ‘death house’ she said; it was where you lived now. It had all your favorite things, as she understood them: cats and friendly sharks and motorcyc...
A Very Big Adventure 24 May 2013 | 04:53 am
Emilia and I are on a grand adventure. Most Disney-related adventures are grand – most of everyday Disney is grand, which is part of what makes it Disney – but this one is particularly special. In par...
Ode To J 18 May 2013 | 09:54 pm
Today, Jasper is five. I’m not sure quite how this happened. Just yesterday, he was one: Anyway. Today he is five, and my heart is kind of bursting. So I let it burst out all over a Story, because, re...
Ode To A Mother, Who May Or May Not Be Me 14 May 2013 | 08:05 pm
This. This poem makes my heart burst, of course. And throb and ache and all those terrible, wonderful things that hearts do when they are confronted by raw love. It’s worth noting that I don’t ride a ...
This One Goes Out To The Mom I Love (Yes, Mom. That’s You.) 7 May 2013 | 02:43 am
Dear Mom, Thank you. You’re rolling your eyes at me as I say that, I know. Oh, honey, you’re saying. We’ve had this conversation a thousand times since I became a mother myself, and it has always play...
Why Feminist Housewives Are Not Bullshit 25 Mar 2013 | 06:49 pm
My mother was a stay at home mom for most of my childhood, and an enthusiastic one at that. She cooked and baked and sewed and invented games and activities and stories and basically created a home en...
Cinderella Wore Crocs 12 Mar 2013 | 04:16 am
The thing that I’ve always loved most about the story of Cinderella is the shoes. The prince is fine, of course, as is the magical pumpkin-carriage and the fairy godmother and the castle and the happi...
We Shall Race To The Place We Get Out Of The Playground: On Children and the Unbearable Lightness of Friendship 23 Feb 2013 | 01:14 am
Dear Beatrix, Do you know I’m your bestest bestest friend? I hope we can have another play date or even have a sleepover. I hope we have fun at school today. Should we have a sleepover at my house or ...
Down This Long Distance Line 29 Jan 2013 | 04:32 pm
I’ve been away from kids for over a week now, and I miss them. I miss them something fierce. I miss their little hands and their little arms and their sweet little faces and their sweet little voices ...
Seven Things I Learned On My Winter Vacation 11 Jan 2013 | 11:02 pm
Oh, hey. Remember me? I used to post to this blog. I haven’t posted since last year, which sounds terrible when you say it out loud, but of course it’s only been eleven days since last year, so it’s n...
