November 12, 2005…  November 12, 2006… November 12, 2007…

As I wrote last week, Casey and I took off for Mexico for a conference for an organization we are involved in, leaving Kenny for the first time for more than one night.   All in all, it went great.   But we’re still “recovering.” Actually, Casey and I got back on Sunday night, and … Read more

I Love You More, by Laura Duksta, illustrations by Karen Keesler, Published by Sourcebooks, 2007 When I was offered the chance to review an advance copy of this book, I was intrigued… a mother and her little boy in a  “… picture book that generates the conversation about Love.”     Little did I know … Read more

Casey and I are preparing for our first major trip without Kenny.   We will be gone for four full days.   I am sick in my stomach just thinking about it.   Though I know that I will be fine and he will be fine, I feel as if I am scheduling an elective … Read more

Kenny has had an imaginary friend for some time named Hector.   Hector is a little monkey (not dissimilar to Curious George) who is always around and looking for a good time.   We tell Hector stories at bedtime, we pretend Hector is going to the potty with us, taking baths with us, and baking … Read more

Just as Kenny and I were beginning to contemplate life outside of diapers, we took an exploratory trip to the local department store to buy some “big-boy undies” in hopes of motivating him to use the potty more consistantly. Though we bought several packs, I was hugely disappointed at the fabric quality and the super-itchy … Read more

Casey and I are going to be leaving Kenny for the first time for more than 24 hours next weekend.   We are actually going to be gone four full days, and Casey’s parents are coming up to take care of our little rascal while we are soaking up the sun in Mexico, attending a … Read more

Kenny is a prettyverbal kid.   In addition to talking in endless paragraphs and questions, he has memorized several of his books and the songs on his favorite CDs.   One of the things I am most proud of is that he can recite The Lord’s Prayer along with us at bedtime.   He doesn’t … Read more

The Other Mother, by Gwendolen Gross, published by Shaye AreHeart Books, 2007 I have to admit when I first read the tag-line on The Other Mother, by Gwendolen Gross,   I almost let the novel pass me by: “A gripping story that takes both sides of the Mommy Wars.”   This novel happened to arrive … Read more

Today is the due date for the baby that we lost in March.   I have carried around a lump in my throat since waking and I feel like there is a brick sitting on my chest.   It’s not that I haven’t grieved in one way or another since that day we lost him, … Read more