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My New Office
There just aren’t words really to describe how much I am loving spending days with Bean. I know its only been two days. I have spent more days in a row with him…
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Mission Impossible: Staying Married While Packing
Sunday afternoon, I was in our bedroom packing up a few boxes for our big move to Florida. We close on our house here and head outta town on Monday, so packing is…
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Which Way Did He Go?
“Bean?” I said. “Where are you? You’re not on your play mat…” “…And your not in your high chair…” “Hey, Mom!” said Bean. “I’m right here!” “Where?” I said. “Right here!” “What are…
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Dinner and a Show
“Bean,” I said. “What are you doing?” “I’m taking off my shirt, Mom,” he said. “How come you’re doing that during dinner, Big Guy?” “I feel restricted.” “You feel restricted?” I said. “Yeah,…
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A Moment of Clarity
Last night I talked to Chris like I said I would. And it was a great conversation. Short. Simple. Honest. All the necessities for a great conversation in my book. Chris said he…
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Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom,
“Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom…” “Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom…” “Mom, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Momma, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom…” “Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Lois, Lois, Lois, Lois…” “WHAT BEAN????” “Hi.”
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Recalculating.
A couple years ago, I bought Chris a Garmin Nuvi GPS for Christmas. He named her Garmin and they fell instantly in love. She spoke sweetly and yet assertively to him. She gave…
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I’m Not Ready For This
This is my son, Bean Man. It used to be that he could be contained. We could sit him on the floor or throw him in his crib and he stayed there. In…
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The Littlest Mechanic
“Hey, Bean,” I said. “What are you doing?” “Oh, hi, Mom!” said Bean. “Oh, wait a minute…wait just a minute here…” said Bean. “Something’s wrong with my car.” “What’s wrong, Bean Man?” “Well,…
