Desperately needing a change of scenery I dragged my flu-ridden body from my bed to the couch hoping to lose myself in the inane cheesiness of daytime TV.
My Jackbear, who so generously gave me the flu, was napping on the other couch. He snapped awake as the door closed behind my husband and daughter. He started to rush [...]
Archive for October, 2009
The flu and National Velvet
Posted in Life, kids, motherhood, tagged flu, kids, mocobabies on October 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »
So they do listen…
Posted in Life, kids, motherhood, tagged kids, mocobabies, motherhood, parenting on October 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
When Lily was about a year old we wondered whether something might be wrong with her hearing. As a test, my husband clapped his hands practically right beside her ear and she didn’t flinch. I smiled, having conducted a very simliar test earlier. I walked away from them and said, barely above a whisper, “Lily, would you [...]
An end to the idleness
Posted in Baby Signing, Business, Life, kids, motherhood, tagged Happy Thanksgiving, mocobabies on October 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This blog has been sitting idle for far too long. Not because I haven’t been thinking about it. I’ve sat here many a night with the computer on my lap. I type. And I delete. Type some more. Delete. Delete. Delete. I’ve been trying to work the changes to our blog into a poignant piece about [...]
