21 years in the toy aisle at Target

I am not paralyzedby sadness anymore as I roam the toy aisle at Target I want you to know it gets better (and then it gets a little worse, but then it gets better again. and that’s just before breakfast. You get the idea).  on the eve of his 21st birthdayI am not buying my firstborn a six packor promising to pick him up from…

I Know You Are But What Am I?

Andrew LOVES to watch YouTube on his iPad and we’ve caught on to the fact that it’s a great reinforcer when we want to get him to do  anything from finishing his vegetables to doing the laundry. Okay. The laundry not so much but I can usually get him to eat an extra carrot or…

Shut.Up.

He is wiggling in his seat and not the good kind of wiggle   It’s the kind that let’s me know all hell is about to break loose   “It’s okay baby,” I purr as we pull out of the driveway but his wiggles turn to whines and I turn to the deep breathing I…

Shrieks are Louder than Words

They make it work somehow. They speak their own language. Or in this case, they “shriek” it. And it doesn’t matter whether or not anyone else “gets” it. It just matters that they do. To say that I love these two more than any human should be capable of loving someone else is the greatest understatement…