Revelry Reverie

I learn from all my kids – quite often things about myself (some things fairly unflattering), and other times things about life. The Ringlets are all the same and all different, in the way of people raised together, and Grant (5) in particular is by nature a political animal. He wants to meet people, and…

I really love hair day. Eleanor went with me for her appointment, and I heard nothing but solid gold from her. Two stand outs: I overheard her ask the salon dog, “did I disrespect you in some way?” And while we were all chatting later about the dog, she described playing tug of war with…

I had a very audible reaction when I saw this situation while spring cleaning yesterday. There was swearing and panic! Now that the initial disgust has been managed, it is interesting to see how the grate pattern changes depending on where the voids appear to be. I prefer it clean. Time to order a new…

Well I can bring the potatoes to order.

At work, we’re grappling with some big questions around what experiences we want to focus on in the near-term for Tumblr, what sorts of things we are going to set aside temporarily, and what we won’t work on at all. Something I keep coming back to (we all are posing this question over and over,…

He looks angelic because he is. He’s perfect. (today)

The other day, Grant (5) was going on a wild tear. In this state, he bears an uncanny resemblance to Taz, the tasmanian devil. He sweeps erratically around leaving a wake of destruction, often pulling others into his orbit and spewing them back out again. I was in the kitchen pulling dinner together, and Eleanor…

Grant has a dentist appointment this morning, more than an hour from home. He likes to fill the drive with chitchat, and he started out heavy today. He told me, “Mom, sometimes I have a bad dream and I can’t get to you and a bad guy tries to get me and I can’t find…

I was sick this weekend, so while I was lying on the couch, receiving gentle hugs from all three Ringlets, I considered my life. It is simply absurd. I am absurdly lucky. I think I’ve had an atypical amount of opportunity in my life. It’s been so much fun (to date, and I expect it…

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