Mother’s Day

Holding Girlie in my arms she sleeps smiling in innocence I don't have memories of being held I remember the soft hand on my forehead checking my fever there was always a fever I was not a frail child Keeping up with older brothers climbing jumping swinging running was natural for the youngest to do…

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Still coping

My crisis nurse informed me of that April gift not the impending spring or the increase of sunshine Yes Easter candy is 90% off

So it would seem

Gardening and sculpture have been bosom buddies since way back. A tree with a goddess gesturing a cornucopia, horn o'plenty fruits and vegetables cascading carved marble frozen in time. How wonderful would the grapes have been, green or red mini bombs of luscious flavor. The peaches ripe juicy golden orange plump orbs with a slight…

Three year anniversary

WordPress tells me it has been three years since the beginning of my wandering blog. Three years ago, I had a happy baby with gurgling skills Now, bubbly Girlie is talking like a pro. Responding to sentences is still rough. She answers, with "I Girlie" to most questions. Sometimes an "I three," slips out with…

500 Posts

First of all I'd like to thank WordPress for keeping track of the number of blogs I have written. I completely ignored my two year anniversary, but 500 posts makes me think  this forum is best for my mental journaling. That's a lot of meandering around multiple points. Thanks for being there through my child…

Conversation

Palpitations every evening make me wonder Why is it? Why am I? What shall I do? Breathe and weed, breath and weed. Barefoot in soil, step in the garden Catch a child mid air Laugh and stare, laugh and stare. She giggles at bugs then asks for a hug. I understand I live for this…

Happy Mother’s Day

This is to all the mothers, fathers, grandparents, siblings, relatives, foster parents, step parents, friends and mentors who have mothered those little people we love so. You don't have to give birth to them to do the job. Enjoy the day!

Happy New Year, Right Now!

HERE'S THE DEAL ALL WE NEED IS LOVE AND SUPPORT PAY IT FORWARD PLEASE SOMEONE WHO WOULD LEAST EXPECT IT YAWN TO RESET YOUR BRAIN NEW THINGS HELP WITH NEUROPLASTICITY EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE PRAISED WORK WITH SOMEONE NEW YOU CAN PREVENT FOREST FIRES EAT GREEN VEGETABLES, THEY HAVE CALCIUM IN THEM A WISE WOMAN SAID,…

Baby Mimicry

I try not to be mean and I think Girlie understands that I'm trying to push her use of consonants. I had her ask using mimicry, after she finished breakfast this morning: "Mommie- mah-may and- an Daddy- dah-day I'm- Ahm done- Duhn eating- Eaten so- o could- cood you- yu let-leh me-MEEEEEEEE out-OWWWWWWWT of-uff the-thuh…

Girlie Turns 2 and the Common Core

With bittersweet intentions I invited a few folks over to celebrate Girlie's second birthday. She played like a bruiser with her cousin another female bruiser until they had to go home. We had cake. Now, I'm not an anti- cake mom, but I don't believe in giving frosting to a two year old. Call me…