It's been a while, eh? Almost two months. Nothing much to report on truthfully. School is going quite well for Lovie. She still loves...

The other day Lovie asked for help on her journal. Our journal . She asked me how to spell some words, how to write the date. She asked f...

While I'm trying super hard not to be too pushy about this, I'm super dang excited about Lovie learning to read and write. She knows...

The other week we made a cardboard Washing Machine . It's pretty kick ass if I do say so myself. While we were making the thing, I en...

That's right, I've got a bit of a confession to share. It may not come as a big shock to some people, but it is to me. It's the ...

* It's too damn hot. ** The Library rocks, especially on hot days . *** Books on CDs for kids are awesome for when you're ...

* Getting used to a new baby is much harder the first time around. ** I make for great cushion . *** I'm really digging Wordpr...

So I decided to start a new blog. I'm NOT shutting this one down because the world would be so unhappy without Lovie updates and picture...

Emptiness hinders hope. Suffocates it. Whiskey alone won’t release her. So with thick scars mutating her wrist, ...

My favorite hiding place was under the front porch of the bungalow on 60 th Court where I was brought to live after being born. It’s be...

Late last week I read an article about printing out photos for your children's children . It was a great reminder that just because I...

  Sweaty boobs smooshed together.  Air condition on full blast. Mama’s cranky.  Lovie’s energy’s infinite.   “LESS GO TO DA ...

Monday would've been Oma's 89th birthday. I'd known since she passed two months ago that I'd visit on her birthday. I visite...

My life began with a funeral. I know it sounds kinda crazy but it’s true. I grew up in Joyville, a small town where everybody knew ...

I'm a no-frills type of girl. Always have been. I grew up loving soccer and dreamed of being the first female Pele of the world. B...

Trying not to topple over while crouching underneath the table to hide (despite being all alone in the house), the parano...

Unwrapping the foil makes me happy. Giddy . Pulling down the paper sides makes me salivate. Foolish . Resting the silkiness be...

“She’s got nobody else,” Taye said to me. “We’re all she has now.”   “Yeah, I know.”   yeah ... no.   Melinda * is seven yea...

It happens in the strangest places at the strangest times. This morning, for instance, I was in the shower when I thought about it: Oma'...

We lived in the upper level of a blue Victorian home. My big brother Marco * had the smallest bedroom, allowing room for only his full si...