We’ve had a busy couple of weeks. There was Easter at Percy Warner with family, where a maniacal Jonathan and Edmond chased a maniacal Uncle Joe Joe around. Then, Edmond and I went to the beach along with my mom, Aunt Baba, and extended family! It was such a treat getting to spend such good … More spring sprang sprung again
I haven’t written in a while! I did write this for Murder Ballad Monday and Singout.org. For some reason, I found it way harder to write than I anticipated and I wrote around twice as many words as needed in various drafts that were scrapped. First writing was really enjoyable, then it was really stressful, then it … More spring sprang sprung
This photo of Edmond and me is the last taken of us nursing, though he didn’t fully wean for another week or so after it was taken. And I am a little heartbroken, truth be told. I was ready. He was (mostly) ready. And the actual process was relatively easy, from a parenting standpoint. But … More nursing Edmond.
I am now 27! Every year I’m kind of appalled at the new number. I don’t think I’ve ever felt much older than 17. But I look around and I have a son, and a husband, and a house, and a station wagon, and I’ve found a few grey hairs in the last couple of … More An Assortment
In talking recently with some beloved family members, we realized that we hadn’t really taken the time to write out why we chose this project or how it came to be. Since chatting with them, we’ve thought more and more about all the little things over the years that brought us to the point. … More The Story of Our Tiny House
We are experiencing a once in a decade snow here in Nashville, with somewhere around 8 inches of accumulation! As a result, Jonathan has been out of school since Wednesday, and we’ve had tons of time to a) finish the tiny house b) play with Edmond c) work on our own house. It feels like … More Fresh Start.
2015 was the hardest year of my life, which, among other things, means I have had a really blessed life. I quit my job in May, became a full-time mom, and then in June we started the tiny house. There has been a lot of collateral damage in pursuit of that dream. Our house is … More 2015
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? – Mary Oliver When I was a child, I wanted to dream and play and have friends and not take life too seriously, so that’s what I did. And when I was a little bit less of a child I wanted … More In Defense of Big Dreams
My baby turned two years old yesterday! I can’t believe it. At 2, Edmond is just so sweet and fun. He talks non-stop (I mean, for real, he doesn’t seem to mind if you aren’t fully paying attention, he will just chat away). He is potty trained (aside from diapers at nap-time and night). He … More Jonathan Edmond is 2!
This year has been hard – what with dozens of tiny house frustrations, a super precocious toddler, your sixty-hour a week job, a raccoon break-in, a (now solved) health insurance debacle, and a handful of other little mishaps – but I can think of no one I’d rather go through life with. 12 and half years … More loveydovey
