The Best Is Yet To Come

Dear 23 Year Old Me, First off, you’re going to be really cold in that tiny sparkly top tonight.  It doesn’t even have a back to it, for gods sakes!  No really….go look in the mirror.  Do you see how your stomach peeks through between the top of your pleather clubbing pants and the bottom…

Preston

Hey y’all….I need to tell you about a little boy. His name is Preston, and he’s 3 years old.  He’s 3 years old like Max.  Like your kids. And he is fighting the crap out of cancer. The first time I met Preston, he was lying next to Max on a blanket in the center…

Forever Young

Ocean City, New Jersey The Summer of 2012 I grew up at the beach.  A beach a few thousand miles from this one.  On an opposite coast.  And yet when I dreamed of my tomorrows, they looked like this…. Our family came together a few weeks ago.  They showed up big time.  Embracing our little…

Summer Fades Away

Oh summer. I usually hate you. Gross, sticky heat. Sunburns. Having to go outside. I know, I know. I live in California.  So what? But this summer? It just felt different. I was experiencing it through the eyes of my 3 year old. And when you’re little, sand in your bathing suit is “AWE-uhm!”. As…

Six On Sunday

1. That says SIX.   2. “Mommy, moo cows go pee-pee out their mouth!” “Uhhhh, no honey, moo cows go pee-pee out of their, uh….” “Their BUTTS Mommy!”   3. 4.  Daddy is finishing up a long business trip, so Mommy tried to fill his shoes at a Farmer’s Market Double Header this weekend.  Max…

These Are A Few of My Favorite Things

1. Summer.  BBQ’s with friends.  Long white flowy skirts and tank tops.  Little boys in cargo shorts and T’s.  Little boys who match their Daddies….by accident.   2. Family time. Great memories of how our family began. See the sign behind us? It’s the restaurant where Sean and I had our first date. I was…

Happy Birthday Jack and Molly!

It feels like just yesterday that Max and his buddy Jack were meeting for the very first time…. My Roomie and I knew that they, too would be best friends. A different kind of best friends….different than their Mommies are. Because their favorite things are firetrucks, The Fresh Beat Band, goldfish crackers, bubbles, mac n…