December 2017

We had a wonderful trip to Philly and Delaware to visit lots of family. Here are some other highlights of our time… For part of our time we were in a hotel and the girls loved the pool and the elevators. This was a much larger hotel than we have ever been in, with more… Read more »

“I love my mom so much!” Sarah told her sitter Tuesday night before bed. This is not a usual utterance to come from her. A few hours later she had a seizure, the first since she was 8 weeks old. That made her statement all the more poignant. Later, as she recovered from the seizure and sat… Read more »

I so appreciate your validation and support of me as a parent and your assurances that I’m a good one. It helps. And most of the time I may even agree that I’m a good parent. But. (My mom can attest that I am extremely skilled in “yes, but…”) There are the times that no… Read more »

I’ve been struggling a bit lately with my parenting. I’ve had these times before and they are no fun. I hate feeling like everyone would be better off if I just hired a sitter to take my place. I feel like every time I say something it is either ignored or the opposite is willfully… Read more »

This week has had some profoundly wonderful moments and some extraordinarily horrible moments. The headaches have been the horrible ones. Thursday night was one of the worst nights of my life. It was not only the intense pain. It was that after 1 1/2 hours of intense pain I felt adrift in panic and despair,… Read more »