Dear Evan and Lulu, I’m so sorry you never got to experience nature growing up. You see, the fact is parents have to choose between technology and being outside. Clearly, we chose technology. It is the same grueling decision that parents make when they have to decide whether they want their children to learn reading or math. There can only
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I am a millennial. Just barely. In fact, I am one of the first generations of millennial. I got this party started. (Although I’ll probably leave a little sooner than most for an early bedtime.) I had a computer in my daily life from the time I was 9. I had a cell phone in my life from the time
Read moreDear Evan and Lulu, I remember the exact moment when I found out that my mom and dad used to be people before they were parents. I was sitting on the cold cement of our laundry room looking through dusty photo albums of what appeared to be lookalikes for my parents. There were the same familiar faces I saw everyday.
Read moreDear Evan, When you were 2 years old I took you to the zoo to try and waste time until your sister was born. I was huge and miserable, spending my summer binging on watermelon and dreaming of pregnant free days. You were small and spry, with endless energy and zero patience for your inflated and fatigued mother. The zoo
Read moreLulu, Sometimes you think I won’t notice that you are attempting to wear high heel dress up shoes inside your snow boots. You are wrong. Just like you are wrong about rain being the tears of fairies and the saying “stick a noodle through your eye.” Sometimes I let you go ahead and be wrong because it is too adorable
Read moreDear Evan and Lulu, Two weeks ago I was uncharacteristically watching football when I saw a post-game interview with a jacked up, dread-locked, mouthy fellow by the name of Richard Sherman. Sherman caught my attention (and the attention of most the nation) because he was loud, proud, and ruthless. He played a vital role in winning the game to send
Read moreDear Lulu, Sometimes I feel bad that most of these posts are about your sister. I seem to relate to her more in a blog format. When I think about her my thoughts fall here. When I think about you my thoughts turn to books. Your grandiose sayings and defiant attitude make you the perfect subject of children’s book. Here
Read moreDear Evan and Lulu, This is my first birthday away from you. I’ve left for my birthday before but I at least got to spot your messy bed-hair before I left or kiss your tired faces when I got back. I’ve never spent my entire day away from you until today. I’m celebrating my 32nd year of life at a
Read moreDear Evan and Lulu, This weekend we were celebrating the birthday of a friend at a local indoor playground. The host parents gave the other parents the option of leaving for the 90 min party, then returning to pick you up, or staying for the duration of the festivities. I was the only parent who stayed. Part of that was
Read more*Technically I wrote this Saturday. But I needed to post THIS on Saturday, just getting around to posting this one. I went to the library today. Not in the way I go to the library every other day. Not to work 8+ hours, not to check things off a to-do list, and not even to visit fellow librarian friends. I
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Chop Wood, Carry Water 