Two of my kids play soccer, and it has surprised me how much joy I find sitting on the sidelines of a soccer field on a Saturday morning. This year my son’s soccer coach would frequently shout, “Take your time buddy! You’ve got plenty of time!” It seemed like strange thing to say, because they […]
This weekend I worked on the Biannual Changing-of-the-clothes. Twice a year I go through all of my family’s clothing. I donate some, see what fits and what doesn’t, pack up the clothes that are out of season, and pull down the clothes that are in season. On top of the changing season, my kids seem […]
(This is a repost from previous Octobers) The first two times we found out that I was pregnant, we quickly told friends and family our exciting news. When we found out we were pregnant with our third child, we held it close, a happy secret shared between the two of us. We felt like […]
I had two back-to-back cancellations this morning, which rarely happens. I decided to use my office hours to tackle a giant To Do list of billing and paperwork and emails that have been glaring at me for the last few weeks. This list has been niggling at the back of my mind, and even though […]
I think of myself as a reasonably intelligent human being. But helping my ten-year-old with his homework is challenging that belief. The other day I had to look up the difference between complex and compound sentences. I am, apparently, not smarter than a 5th grader. Reading about grammar got me thinking about semicolons, commas, periods […]