Olivia at five years

I’m not really sure how it’s been five years. Holding her as I was being put back together after the C-section, both literally and figuratively. The sleepless nights in those very early new mom days. The fog of infancy. The healing after six years of trying for a baby. And…

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Preschool during COVID

In August I was having a lot of anxiety about preschool. And I know there are much bigger problems, but my baby was starting Pre-K amidst a pandemic where nothing was looking the same and yes, I was grieving that. I went back and forth on whether or not I…

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October 2020 in review

October was a weird month. We had snow. Then it was above average and gorgeous. It was both Emelia’s and my birthday month, and both were celebrated, just in weird covid ways. But we’re healthy. We’re sane (for the most part). We’re surviving. The girls love spending every moment together.…

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Day in the life: Fall 2020

I had every intention of doing this DITL post earlier in October, and then it snowed and I thought, well there goes Fall and HELLO WINTER! But, whew. The snow melted and the fall weather came back, even if it’s temporary. You can read more Day in the Life posts…

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Halloween 2020: The year we forgot to carve a pumpkin

Ever since I bought the girls their costumes back in August at the kids’ consignment sale, I wondered what was going to happen with Halloween. I sort of kicked myself because I forgot that this would even be an issue just like literally everything else in our lives. Finally, I…

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