It is the last day of school and I am buckling up for what is about to be one hell of a ride. It’s already been a long week. Claire …
Diamonds
Yesterday was a low for me. The weight of it all broke me. I found myself sobbing uncontrollably as I drove, ugly crying, angry crying. I was over making the …
Little Things
Of all of the things that are hard about life in Rettland, recently it’s the little ones that have really gotten to me. Not just the million little details like …
Proportion
It’s hard to know where to start. The days have been fairly routine. I’ve been sick, Claire’s been at school and physical therapy most days. Chloe started swimming lessons again. …
Grief Unexpected
Grief is a funny thing. It isn’t the hard times that take my breath away. It is when everything is going along fine, then it creeps up behind you and …
Thriving
It is weird to adjust to life spent thriving and I am certainly not there yet. We spent many years coping, surviving, barely making it through each day. I am …
Make a Wish
I assume a lot of 4 year olds forage for pennies to toss into a fountain and make wishes. Chloe does. She recently found a collection that she had forgotten …