Family

Six Into Seven

You know, I have made no bones about SIX being a rough age for us. The more I talk to other parents, the response seems to be, "duh." So apparently SIX is a universally tough age, huh?I have complained before about the Half Year Syndrome,…

National Adoption Day = New Member To The Crew

Well, technically not my immediate crew, but close enough.Know how we have these best friends, Jeff and Danielle? The ones we go on vacation with and spend holidays with? The ones who were in the process of adopting Declan's adorable "Little Brother," Grayson?Well, the courts…

I Forgive Me Too.

Do you know GraceD? I have always loved her Twitter name because if you make the "D" lower case it's "graced."Have you seen her Community Keynote presentation from BlogHer this year? Prepare to be emotionally humbled.As for me, I was more like emotionally staggered.The tears…

A Trip Down Memory Lane (2002-2005)

Seeing as yesterday was Declan's 7th birthday and all, I decided to sort through some back-ups, look at some old photos, and get all nostalgic and stuff. I discovered some universal truths:1. I was a shitty photographer with a shitty digital camera.2. Declan was WAY…

Becoming a Grownup

I've talked a lot recently about what a punk Declan has been. In fact, today over at Mile High Mama's I talk about some of the tough (and some of the lovely) moments from our Ireland trip that went hand in hand with dragging a…

Forced Friendship

I think I have posted about this a bit in the past, but, sorry when you have been doing this for almost 4 years, it's hard to keep everything straight.But lately I have been feeling weird about Declan's friendships. Partly because he is in summer…