For Mother’s Day, Morrison updated this pic of Joe and I by Lake Tahoe to reflect me as my TRUE SELF: a medieval Queen, with great Knowledge and Secrets. For Mother’s Day, Joe woke up …
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Queen Mother
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Bop!
A very happy birthday to our Bop, which is only the greatest kid-constructed word for Grandma known to man. Joseph’s middle name sake always has a baked good on the counter, collects weird nativity scenes, …
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in a name
Sometimes I’ll experience a singular life moment, and afterwards I’ll be like: I didn’t get any pictures of it! And then I realize it’s because I was too busy….living it? If you get a picture …
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There are no Words
Joe’s first Easter. No words to describe the joy NO YOU’RE RIGHT, I AM A WRITER, SO I’LL TRY, but I refuse to make sentences. Suspenders Joy Grandparents Love Ham TINY SHOES AND PANTS relief …
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a bath
Watching my Mom give my son a bath, I realize that life is a series of Realizing things too Late. Years from now, I’ll be giving my son’s baby a bath, and I’ll start to …
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Mo and Joe
I’m realizing now that before we had our own, Morrison’s sister Emily’s boy, also named Morrison, was kind of the dream boy of my heart. Gentle and kind and just a little weird. Yesterday, my …
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Djuna Blue
On 1/28, my magic little niece, Djuna Blue, arrived in the world like a carefully planned thought, a dollop of fresh cream, or maybe fairy bird queen, or all of it. I truly see something …
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hindsight is 2020
It was the best of years, it was the worst of years. It has been a devastating year for many, I want to first acknowledge that. But looking back, I feel OH SO FORTUNATE that …
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cousins
This past weekend, Joe had the distinct honor and pleasure of meeting his cousin and fellow pandemic baby, John. Five months Joe’s senior, John led by example and was bold and gregarious. It took Joe …
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a family
Coronavirus has surely taken some normalcies from us, BUT I WAS NOT ABOUT TO LET IT ROB ME OF THE FIRST FAMILY PICTURE, IN WHICH THE PHOTOGRAPHER IS DESPERATELY TRYING TO MAKE THE BABY SMILE …