Dear kids, Happy Mother’s Day! To me! I couldn’t have gotten here without you. Thank you for all of your Mother’s Day gifts over the past 27 years, all the kisses and hugs, handmade pictures of your handprint, flowers, and funny cards with other people’s heads Photoshopped in pictures with me. I appreciate everything you’ve […]
Mother's Day
Why I Seem Weird: A Mother’s Day Letter to My Kids
Dear kids, Happy Mother’s Day! To me! I couldn’t have gotten here without you. Thank you for all of your Mother’s Day gifts over the past 23 years, all the kisses and hugs, handmade pictures of your handprint, flowers, and funny cards with other people’s heads Photoshopped in pictures with me. I appreciate everything you’ve […]
M is For the Many Jobs You Do
When my first child went off to kindergarten, I was giddy over my first request to fill a PTA job. The PTA treasurer was one of my bus stop mom buddies and she asked if I’d consider being hospitality chair, which consisted of making punch and cookies and sending out cheery notes with smiley […]