Longer Than the Road That Stretches Out Ahead

We haven’t stopped having fun since our first adventure three years ago. And actually, even sitting in traffic is fun when you’re with your bestie.

Whoa, I am a Real Mommy

I was missing Jah so badly today, and I realized this must be how parents feel all the time when their children are away. It’s a sick, queasy feeling coupled with an emptiness that distracts you into trying to start everything and finishing nothing.

This Week Was Pretty Productive

Jah went to Milwaukee to visit relatives without us, so we tried to keep busy. We bought our tickets to the Philippines, got old computers fixed, cleaned out closets, got massages, watched a movie (Moneyball) in a real theater and went to the Prospector for karaoke. I sang “Suedehead” by Morrissey and it’s been in […]

Three of My Favorite Things in One Picture

Jah schools Adam on guitar.

It’s My Sissy’s Birthday

She is very old, and sometimes I miss her and the OG booboo.

Jah Got Serenaded

The artist Airika played this song on her mini accordion especially–and only for–Jah because she thought he was so cute! She’s an amazing artist, and he loooooved it. I’m sure even at 9 months old he knew how special that was.

Sorry I Was Out of Commission…Had a Baby and All

My Toes Look Like Vienna Sausages (and Other Pregnant Pauses)

One day I will take a photo of my toes And look at it years later, wrinkle my nose They look like they should be stuffed in a can Or cooking in a campfire frying pan. It’s not the only thing that’s weird about me So many changes come with a growing belly There’s the […]

Remix: Santiago Bose

I love the Oldies

Last weekend, Adam and I were in a car accident in Barstow, on the 247 by the Mojave desert. Because it was a Saturday and there were no body repair shops around, I had my car towed to Loma Linda, where my grandmother lives. We ended up sleeping in Loma Linda and getting both my […]