“There’s a saying in Hebrew,” he tells her, ‘No matter how dark the tapestry God weaves for us, there’s always a thread of grace.’” I lost sleep over this gripping book. Several nights in a row. Midnight...
Finally posting pictures of my Christmas present from Dom, a new computer desk (so I no longer have to balance my laptop precariously on the arm of the couch when it’s not in use). I actually do have a desk. Or did when we got married...
I’m frying taco shells. On the other burner Dom’s making miso soup. There’s a pot of baked beans in the oven. Dom made a loaf of honey whole wheat bread this morning. One thing’s certain, we do love to cook (and eat) here...
My retired dad refers to his hammock chair, now re-located in my parents’ recently erected gazebo, as his “office”. Frequently when I call, I find that he’s been out reading and/or napping in the “office”. When we...
I just found some pictures left on the camera from our time in Texas. I especially liked this series of Isabella sitting with my dad while he feeds her Nutrigrain bars, which she (and now he) calls by her generic name for crackers, cookies and other...
Tonight Dom was reading Bella a book as I was finishing my dinner. It’s a simple book with a heavy rhyme scheme and he started leaving off the last word of each couplet. And Bella was filling in the missing words! I had no idea she could do...
This morning I took Bella with me to the dentist’s office. I set out with a diaper bag packed full of books as well as Bella’s sippy cup, a bag of Cheerios, and Bella with her dolly tucked under one arm. And much trepidation, fearing...
I’ve been waking up at 4 or 5 the past few mornings and been unable to go back to sleep because I am so hungry. I have to get up and eat something. Also perhaps because that seems to be a time when Sophia wants to go through her morning...
by Hallie 1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE ? No. Though I believe my parents attended St. Melany’s Byzantine Catholic Church in Tuscon, AZ (which claims to be the only church in the world dedicated to St Melany or Melania) sometimes before...
