We went to Will Rogers State Park for the second day in a row. It’s an easy drive, it’s quiet and beautiful, the street we park on has my DREAM home on it (I have a physical reaction when I see it-weird), and it doesn’t have the humanity that the park brings. Today, we discovered […]Read Post ›
Tomorrow will be my second Mother’s Day, my sister’s first and my mother’s thirty fifth. I have mothered my sister and my mother on occasion, and now my sister embarks on mothering her very own as my mother continues to mother us and now grandmother her grandchildren. Mothering is by far the most profound experience […]Read Post ›
On the day Alice was born, Ian went to the doctor. So many stats to record: Alice Courtney Blake 5.9.12 4:29am 9lbs 3oz 20.5 inches Ian on 5.9.12 25.5 lbs 32 inches 8 teeth with two molars coming in. Obsessed with books. Words he uses with regularity and varying degrees of clarity: Milk Goal Outside […]Read Post ›
My baby sister is bringing her baby into the world as I type…distraction was paramount today. Luckily, we had Erika and Mila and most importantly, bubbles.
Today felt like this. Today, the entire family was together. Husband and I with Austin and Ian. Had #22s at Dan’s Super Subs, played in the park while Austin had his drum lesson, then went to Austin’s jazz band concert. We even Skyped in the car with my dad and baby sister who will be […]Read Post ›
Mandy Unruh 