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Dating my boys
This morning after dropping Scooby off at preschool, Wookie and I drove out to Cary for routine blood work. It’s been over a year since I have vitamin levels and such tested. Wookie was so sweet and just sat quietly on my lap the entire time. Since I’d fasted at least 12 hours, I took us across the street to Whole Foods for breakfast. Once Wookie saw that we were getting food, he kept pointing at the plate and going,…
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North Carolina State Fair in Pictures
Gawking at a turkey The Man-child’s one demand this year: Ferris Wheel Waiting in line, classic Ferris Wheel shot On our way up! Aerial of the fair from the Ferris Wheel Kettle Corn Train Garden Hogway Speedway #18 Rutter Busch These little pigs really wanted the Cheetos! Hogway Speedway
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Putting Down Roots
We have had quite a few friends over the years head out across the country to Portland, Seattle, College Station, TX and Davis, CA. As I see pictures of their adventures along the rocky coast, under a big sky, in chilly winters, my heart aches a little for exploration – more so than just a vacation. I long for a life-altering adventure. As a high school student I was determined that I would one day live in Montana, preferably near…
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Gone Fishin’
We took the boys to Tennessee for Labor Day weekend to visit my family. We fished, played, cooked, feasted and hit the road right after the start of the biggest day long rainfall Chattanooga has ever seen.
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Boys and the “Wild”
Living in downtown Raleigh, there isn’t much “wild” to be found. My ultimate wilderness escape includes tall trees, cool air and a mountain stream, but when not the mountains, I prefer my wild to be manicured and safe for letting two small boys run around and explore. This makes the J.C. Raulston Arboretum one of my favorite urban escapes. This week the temperatures dipped into the low 90s with cooler mornings. Two mornings in a row I took the boys…
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The Slaughter of Silence and Sleep
After tears of confusion, much drama, pain, clinging, drooling, gnawing, and the slaughter of silence and sleep, Wookie has pushed two teeth through. There is no picture because there isn’t much to see yet, just two little white lines on his bottom gum line. I suppose I should be mourning the impending loss of his sweet gummy smile, but babies with just their two bottom teeth are quite adorable too. Last week, Wookie and I visited my family in Chattanooga…
