About a week ago I did period math and realized that the height of my PMS would coincide with A– …
Mel-ah-NEE-ah
(Thank you for your grace with my constant hosting posting. I have so many posts about other topics rattling through …
Speaking of Awkward…
This afternoon, A– and I baked a cake together. She decorated it with frosting and sprinkles, and I wrote her …
The Hills Are Alive
Picture in your mind the most exuberant puppy you’ve ever seen, racing around the yard, rolling in leaves, running circles …
I’m Unprepared For How Good This Is
That’s Elena the bear in on our first hug. I didn’t want the hug to end and now I have …
We Chose Her
The sign says pree-vyet, an informal hello in Russian. Sometimes I wish we could upload programs into our brains like …
Birds on a Funky Beach
K knows very little English, except in one category. Yep. Swear words. Epic swear words. She and Elliott have been …
Vomit Soup
I heard that Latvians like potatoes. I thought to myself, I will throw a yummy potato soup in the crockpot …
Sveika
Our lives are filled with hellos. Those first moments, when hungry eyes fall on faces and joy erupts. The sighs …