Three months out

I’ve had three mornings this month where I’ve gotten out of bed easily. Otherwise, I lie there, telling myself it’s OK to go back to sleep again. Or, if I must get up to take the kids to school, I make promises, negotiations with myself, about when I can go
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Save the drama for your mama

Last we spoke, my mother was visiting for spring break and it was painful as hell. Whelp, she abruptly curtailed her visit when Little called with Bad Medical News. Here’s some photos of the super bloom we were visiting, which meant that when we got back into cell tower range,
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Mother’s keeper

Snuggled up and on the edge of sleep last night, it occurred to me that eyes and ears are such small holes to let information in, compared to the vast area of skull that keeps stuff out. The whole world is out there, most of it bumping off your head
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