About this time of year in times past I have often felt as though there must be something horribly wrong with me. Because while the majority of my friends/sisters/strangers in passing were wiping tears from their eyes as they sent children off to ...
Archives for August 2014
Summertime Highlights 2014
Two more weeks. That is all that is left of our summer break. The boys are beginning to lose their buoyancy, replacing cheerful adventurism with gradually deflating spirits as the school year looms ever closer. I don't understand this ...
Boys and Beauty
One of the things I love about raising children is watching them handle new and different situations. I never quite know how they will respond to challenging and uncomfortable things. Sometimes, I confess, I shudder in their embarrassment with ...