Today was one of those glorious Fridays: perfect, cloudless and warm. Casey finished up a round of meetings early, and we decided to meet downtown for a walk and an early dinner.     I packed Dudley and the boys in the car and we headed down.   By the time we got there, the … Read more

Between late night meetings and my website being down for most of yesterday, I have had  news waiting to be posted for nearly 48 hours now: I am pregnant! And not just 48 hours pregnant, but eight whole weeks!   We had our first doctor’s visit on Monday and all is well: a solid heartbeat … Read more

As the sun rose this morning, Kenny was joyous to discover Baa in bed with him (yeah, Daddy!) and asked Casey to recount The Story over and over again of how his poor lost lamb was found.   By the fifth telling of it, Casey was doing a belly crawl through the wild North Carolina … Read more

Kenny has had a little stuffed animal named “Baa” that he has slept with every night since he was barely 12 months old.   He once had fluffy white fur, but one day Dudley chewed off his left ear, and being very germ-o-phobic, I threw him in the wash, causing his fluff to become matted … Read more

We  are having a wonderful time here in the Outer Banks.   Non-stop walks, running around on the beach, games of catch and hide and seek fill our days.   You’d think we are all sleeping like rocks.   Ha. The first four nights, Kenny crawled into our bed (which is much smaller than our … Read more

I really don’t know.   Wicked writer’s block?   Now, as I log into my own blog for the first time in a month, I am left wondering, does anyone still check in here?   Have folks assumed that MommyBlog has closed shop and already forgotten about me?? Truth is, we are still here!   … Read more

Going… going… going… Gone!!

Kenny is very observant.   He is also very chatty.   And he asks a lot of questions.   Example: “Mommy, why aren’t you turning right on red?   You know you can if you want to.” He is a tenacious negotiator: Kenny: “Mommy, can I have a cookie for breakfast?”   Me: “No.”  Kenny: … Read more

Dear Cooper: I love you.   I care for you.   I am willing to do anything for you and for your well being.   Why (oh why oh why) then do you put up such a fight when I change you?? Do you have any idea what a big deal it is that I … Read more

I know: I only have two.   But Dudley really quite technically counts as a dependant.   He is, on some days, far more work than the other two, and, even though he has four legs and pees outside, he really is one of us. But a small change has come over Dudley in the … Read more