When girl bonding meets exercise. That’s a good thing. After seeing pictures of Patience at a Color Me Rad 5K in VA, I’d been wanting to do one here. So I signed Isabel and myself up for Color Me Rad – Miami. The Thursday before, I made sure Isabel was up for it by taking... Read More →

As posted on Soul Parenting… Many nights, I am hurrying my kids to bed, ready to relish the last hours of the night. To finally get something done or sit in front of a favorite TV show. Or just to get to bed myself at the end of a long day. But some nights, I... Read More →

A beautiful mother and wonderful human being was taken from us tonight. I just can’t stand it. Miss you already. Your laugh was infectious. I’ll never forget it. Read More →

We threw a belated Halloween party on Nov 2nd for Ryan and his friends, mostly because he was long overdue for a Halloween party. I LOVE science and any excuse for fun experiments. So, I was all over this!! But an unexpected bonus is that it turned out to be a great pre-surgery distraction. And... Read More →

I had almost a year to prepare for this. That’s how long it took for us to get all the blood tests and scheduling done to make Ryan’s adenoid removal and tonsillectomy surgery happen. Still, I wasn’t ready. I don’t know HOW parents cope with being in a hospital when they’ve had NO time to... Read More →

Could they be any cuter? I didn’t even realize they both picked Batpeople costumes until about a week after we bought them. THAT is how out of it I was in October. There was a LOT going on. I’m really glad they did, though. They made my job as mom-tographer really easy. I mean, Batman... Read More →

Two months ago, yesterday, THIS happened. Ryan dropped it. And felt horribly about it. And punished himself for it – “Mom, I know… you don’t have to feed me dinner tonight.” (Which was a LOT coming from this starving boy.) “Mom, how about no TV, computer, or video games for two months?” (How do I... Read More →

I love it when morning time is stay in bed time. I love morning snuggles and play. And geography lessons. And still-tired eyes. And sibling love. And, sometimes, I even love the ‘attitude.’ As long as it’s quickly forgotten. And we are back to geography lessons. (These shots were taken on August 11, 2012 and... Read More →

Last weekend, Isabel decided to prepare for an ice skating party by practicing on her roller skates. I don’t think it worked out as well as she intended. (I hear there was some wall clinging at the ice rink – it is NOT easy!) I forced Ryan off the computer for some ‘Vitamin D’ time,... Read More →

It’s Jiggy Day. As I read Lisa’s blog post today, I realized that I needed to make a list of my own. Sometimes, I forget to notice these things. But they NEED to be noticed and the NEED to be told to our kids – frequently. 20 things I love about Isabel: those infinite eyes... Read More →

Almost 4 years ago, I dragged the kids to an animal rescue center up in North Miami. It was about a 45 minute drive, but they had posted on craigslist that they had golden-labrador retriever mix puppies. And I wanted one. {Mind you, that I had NEVER had a dog and knew NOTHING about dogs.... Read More →

I love it when… I walk into the living room and find my kids playing together. Even though they had to shove clutter out of their way to do so. Especially when what they are playing is something I’ve tried to get them to play countless times. Especially when they are doing it because they... Read More →