Monthly Archives: March 2012

1 in 88

The news came down yesterday, finally released after months and months and months of buzzing on social media about how the CDC had their numbers, but was holding fast to the new statistics (New as can be I suppose from … Continue reading

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No different

This morning, just like every morning, I put my dear Sole on the bus and sat down to read Diary of a Mom‘s latest entry.  It’s how I start my day.  30 minutes to me, before I wake the boys. … Continue reading

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An Homage…

After a two-hour wait, we finally arrived in San Diego.  After a long night of restless sleeping due to Micah’s repeated trips to the bathroom, we were looking to simply take it easy.  It was midday by the time we … Continue reading

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From Here to There and Back…(Alternately titled “Bumps along the way-Part 3″)

And so I choked down deep that feeling of regret, the realization that our days in this home of ours were numbered, and I embraced the experience in its entirety. The food, the smells, the sights, the warmth. During those … Continue reading

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And there we were…(alternately titled Bumps along the way-Part 2)

2 years.  Yes, it had been nearly 2 years since I set foot on the beautiful coastal lands of San Diego.  My senses on high alert, in disbelief really, restored in me memories of another time, another place, another home. … Continue reading

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