I used to walk (ok, hustle) to school in Wenatchee, Washington. First, down Orchard Street to Orchard Middle School after we first moved to the U.S. (and after the kids recovered from their shock that I was the new girl from Jamaica and yet my skin didn’t match their mental pictures). Then, from Utah Court … Continue reading »
We can pretty much close the books on November, which means that the final month of the year is upon us. This seems to send people into varying degrees of panic, and it can definitely feel like the grim reaper calling: tasks to wrap up, new year’s resolutions unachieved, the holidays upon us… While I’ve … Continue reading »
The lithe girl was handed a torch by her father, which seemed poignant and appropriate. It was formerly a substantial silver maple branch downed by a storm, resurrected for noble duty. Stuffed with coco liner remnants from an aging flower basket and wrapped in twine, it was doused in fuel and lit. She reached for … Continue reading »
A few recent photos before transitioning the blog… A perfect evening in a little girl’s room Madeline: check. Chloe the cat: check. All set for a snooze. Cousins. Enough said. Things I love: downtown Rogers, our church in the background, this sassy girl. Things I don’t love: it looks like a senior picture. Making our … Continue reading »
A few recent photos before transitioning the blog… A perfect evening in a little girl’s room Madeline: check. Chloe the cat: check. All set for a snooze. Cousins. Enough said. Things I love: downtown Rogers, our church in the background, this sassy girl. Things I don’t love: it looks like a senior picture. Making our … Continue reading »
As I think I’ve mentioned, my intent was to transition this Ainsley blog to our family blog, which I’ll do right after the first of the year. It’s hard to believe she is already three months old – it seems as though she just arrived. She’s proven to be an exceptionally animated, happy baby – … Continue reading »
As I think I’ve mentioned, my intent was to transition this Ainsley blog to our family blog, which I’ll do right after the first of the year. It’s hard to believe she is already three months old – it seems as though she just arrived. She’s proven to be an exceptionally animated, happy baby – … Continue reading »
>Per my 6/1 post, these are some re-posts in honor of Father’s Day… Fred, King of Storytellers – February 2009 Let me just tell you about Fred Stephens, and how he rocks the family story-telling. Probably seems like an ill-deserved, or at least not-particularly-desirable and easily-gained trait to many. Here’s where the man I married … Continue reading »
>In honor of the approach of Father’s Day, I’m reposting some past musings on my husband as well as my Dad and Grandpa, written between 2000 & 2009: The Aspirational Husband – September 2009 It’s a well-documented fact that I married beyond myself. In fact, I’m reminded of it enthusiasticly whenever spending time around my … Continue reading »
