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Archive: July 2010

To My Son Benedict on His First Birthday

“The course of true love never did run smooth…” One year ago, today…. It’s hard to believe. Your arrival, my Benedict, was not easy. But oh when I first set eyes on you, my love, my heart melted—as I knew it...

Random end of day thoughts (with pictures)

I feel like the words are bottled up inside. No time to let them out. (Well I did write a blog post today. But it was whiny and I figured no one else needed to attend my pity party.) So instead here are some pictures. First, Ben: I put him in one of...

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776.

THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION OF THE THIRTEEN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WHEN, in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the Powers of...

Chalking in the Driveway

What a perfect way to spend some time on a Saturday afternoon. The girls have never used their sidewalk chalk anywhere but on their easel. I thought it was time to introduce them to what sidewalk chalk is really for. Everyone got very messy and had...

Night Waking

I never thought I’d be filled with so much longing for night wakings and sleepy nursing babies. But now that Ben has decided to suddenly quit, much, much sooner than I was ready for him to, suddenly, I read other mothers’ complaints...

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