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Story from the park yesterday…

Bryan took Declan to the park yesterday... As Dex was playing, Bryan struck up a conversation with a mom there and they started talking about Declan's school (which mixes special needs and non-special needs kids). Bryan told the mom that one of the things he…

Hide & Seek

I love how kids think about things. No rules. No borders. They push the envelope every single day.Declan and I were playing hide and seek down in the basement tonight. Just the two of us. We went back and forth a few times... me finding…

Happy Birthday, Aunt Heidi!

What I really should have been doing, instead of getting all doom and gloom like I did below, was wishing my Aunt Heidi a very happy birthday!HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, TOOTSIE ROLL!Heidi is like a second mom to me (as well as being my mom's…

Old Soul

This morning, as I was dropping Declan at school, I ran into a good friend in the parking lot. I was holding Dex in my arms and she was telling me about something bad going on in her personal life. Normally, Declan would have interupted…

Playdate

Declan rarely has playdates - mainly because life is too crazy for us and our friends. But we made an effort tonight - and as these things always are, it was fun. It's great that Declan is finally at the age where he will go…

Rio

An online mommy friend just had to put their dog down, and it made me very sad... especially when thinking of the day when our dog will join the Flying Spaghetti Monster in the sky. We have had our beloved Rio (yes, as in, "she…

The man who both Bryan and I have a crush on.

If you don't recognize him, it's Henry Rollins. Formerly of the punk band Black Flag, currently dabbles in just about everything media related. Saw him do 3 hours of spoken word in Boulder last night and per usual, he was fucking awesome. Hilariously funny, but…