Monthly Archives: May 2010

For My Mom

Yes, I know I already posted this, but it’s the latest picture I have of you. Just wanted to make sure you know how much I love and appreciate you, and how I don’t know what I’d do without you, even though I’m no fun. I also wanted to thank you for working here all...

Honest

I don’t think I mentioned yesterday that we found some strange things, besides starfish, on the island. Actually, our friends, who will remain nameless to keep them out of the papers, found them. They looked like tar-balls. They were black and felt like clay, but leaked all over your hands when you held them. They...

So Worth It

I never said I was a good parent. If you mistakenly came to that conclusion on your own, then I’m sorry. I hate to disappoint. I have a long list of compelling reasons to back me up on this, but my most recent is that I let my boys skip school today. It won’t be...

Tree Pics

When I was a kid, my Mom used to paint. She’d take photographs all the time and then turn some of them into paintings. I know that look my kids get when I ask them to take just one more picture. I had that look, too, maybe not quite as much as my kids do,...