Coco took her first unassisted steps today. Of course, wouldn’t you know it, my husband flew out this morning and missed the big event. He knew he would, too. Mentioned it to me just last night. “She’s going to start walking this week while I’m away.”
They were not the most graceful steps. There were three [...]

It snowed 8 inches here yesterday. No kidding. I am dreaming of warm weather. Of summer camp for Pea and swimming lessons for Coco. Of little cotton dresses and flip-flops. Tanned skin and barbecues. Bike rides and Farmer’s Markets. Sigh.
Just when I thought I couldn’t take another minute of this day, I got word that [...]

I don’t wear jewelry much any more. My watch ran out of it’s battery about one year ago, and I never had it replaced. It just didn’t seem so pressing. I mean, it’s not as if I have a train to catch. And the necklace my husband gave me by M + J Savitt our [...]

Pea called horses “hee-haws” for the longest time. We thought maybe she got it from “yee-haw,” which would make a lot of sense, right? Cowboys ride horses and say things like “yee-haw!” But… it’s not like we walk around yelling out “yee-haw!” We’re just not those kind of people. Even if we did live in [...]

We took Pea out this afternoon for her first official hike. Lucky for us, the property across the street from us is protected land and is filled with hiking trails of all levels. The beauty of it all is that it’s reserved for residents of our neighborhood, so it’s very quiet. We were the only [...]

We have two little girls. We’re probably not going to have more children, at least not biologically, because we decided to have my tubes tied after Coco’s birth. It was a decision that I made at the end of a very unpleasant pregnancy and although there have been times that I’ve regretted it deeply, the [...]

I have a confession to make. I haven’t always worn fabulous shoes. I went through a phase in my life where I lived in a pair of black Dansko clogs. They were (and still are, I’m sure) the most comfortable shoe ever created. I mean that.
It seemed to take me an exceptionally long time to [...]