Two bits of breaking news. 1. Annabelle got her ears pierced. I wasn’t so sure it would ever happen. We promised her she could do it when she turned 10 (only because that’s the age my mother chose for me, and it seemed as good as any) but she didn’t seem too interested — for 10 […]
“Do you think we’re doing enough to make Sophie feel like it’s a special day?” Ray asked as he grabbed his stuff and headed out the door to work yesterday morning. It was a good question. Ray wasn’t sticking around for The First Day of School. But he’d taken most of last week off to […]
Ah, the wonders of modern medicine — not to mention modern mothers. My mother had her hip replaced last week. The surgeon came out of the operating room and announced that she has the tissue of a “very muscular man.” When my father made a face, the surgeon amended that to “the tissue of a 39-year-old.” That […]
Sophie is ready for third grade. So ready. Am I ready? That’s a different story. I’m a bit of a wreck. School starts in a little more than a week. It’s been a good summer, but in the last few days we’ve all noticed that Sophie’s grown antsy, and yesterday when she got a chance […]
“So this is like a blind date?” my sister asked, not entirely kindly, smoothing on another layer of sunscreen. “No,” I said, adjusting my sun hat a little nervously. “Of course not. That’s ridiculous. Okay, sort of.” This was embarrassing. One of the completely unexpected things about writing this blog is the friends I’ve made […]
The physical therapist is here. She and Sophie are in Sophie’s room, working hard. But not without a prelude — never without a prelude. Several, sometimes. This morning (not an unusual one) involved Sophie running out the back door to greet Dorcas; refusing to come inside; coming inside but refusing to take her thyroid pill […]
I wish you could see Sophie swim. Truth is, you might be terrified — she pretty much always looks like she’s about to drown. But she’s not! In this dusty, overheated hell hole we call home, you have no choice. You must swim. And now Sophie can. At least, she’s well on her way. Yesterday, […]
I wouldn’t call myself a morning person or an evening person — I tend to droop at either end of the day. But lately, waking up hasn’t been so bad at all. Ever since she got out of the crib and into the big girl bed, Sophie’s been crawling into bed with us — at […]
My little girl is getting so big. Sophie dressed herself the other day — in a red tee shirt, black capri pants and sparkly Mary Jane tennis shoes — and it took me several hours to realize that not so long ago, those black capris were black pants that dragged well past her ankles. It’s the thyroid […]
The girls and I were watching Fear Factor (Ray’s idea — anything to keep the Disney channel at bay) tonight when I interrupted some disgusting act or another with a request: “Annabelle, you need to practice piano tonight.” She fired back immediately: “What about Sophie?” “Sophie, you need to practice, too,” I said, not really […]
