kids – Everything and a Racehorse

Auntie Jodi

Y’all, I’ve kept this quiet for a long time, but finally, I can spill it. I’m gonna be an aunt. Yup. Auntie Jodi is in the house. My little (clearly not so little anymore) bro is gonna be a dad. To what will obviously be a kind, smart, beautiful and maybe-just-a-little-spoiled-by-her-aunt (but in a goodContinue reading “Auntie Jodi”

Grateful for snail mail

This is the time of year when I realize that I’ve watched my friends’ kids grow up via Christmas card. I’m so GLAD we still have snail mail to deliver these little time capsules to my mailbox. They go up on the wall above my home desk and I glance at them and marvel thatContinue reading “Grateful for snail mail”

Kids, comments and hugs

For the record, I’m not sure if I should be writing this post. It’s not like I can say anything to make today make sense. But it feels like I should try to put some of the many thoughts I’m having onto “paper.” When I first heard about the shooting in CT, there seemed toContinue reading “Kids, comments and hugs”