Hello, Sister
We have gone from a zone to a man defense in our house. Luca has evened up the playing field with the arrival of his baby sister Alessia Joan on July 2 and now has a permanent partner in crime.
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Refocus: Beachin’
We spent part of our Father’s Day over at the coast and while it wasn’t intended as such, it gave me a good chance to refocus and clear my brain. Dave loves the beach so I wanted to make a point of going on “his” day. We packed a picnic, blankets…
read more…#ThrowbackThursday
In honor of this social “holiday” known as #ThrowbackThursday, I have gone back through the blog archives for a look at where I was at roughly the same time during years’ past. So much has changed (namely, my hair) but some has stayed the same, as it does. Join me on this fun journey back in time, DeLorean not required.
read more…Putting Pen to Paper
Though I haven’t had a chance to work on much lately, I used to be an avid scrapbooker and I still have all the supplies to prove it. I first started in middle school and a big part of my layouts was the journaling. My OCD tendencies made it such that each event (because an […]
read more…Twenty18
Happy New Year! Back from holiday and feeling refreshed, ready to tackle the year. No goals, just hopeful for lots of love, laughs and life. Bring it on, 2018!
read more…Prioritizing
I think motherhood is (among other things) one giant lesson in prioritizing. We are staring down the barrel of fall and I have no idea what happened to spring and summer. Most of the past few months have been spent figuring out how to balance motherhood and work; just for funsies, we threw in buying […]
read more…February 2017: Recap
I know, I know– it’s April and here I am posting about February. I’m totally playing the baby card on this one… February was a big milestone month! Early on, The Boy began rolling over, getting himself to his belly from his back, which we were not expecting to have happen to soon! We saw […]
read more…Save the Napa High Indians Mascot
The following is a letter I wrote to the Napa Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees, regarding the issue of my alma mater’s mascot, the Indian. I’m sharing it here, with the hope that more people affiliated with Napa High will voice their opinions on the subject, as it appears to me that the […]
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