Well, the madness that was Zoë's birthday weekend is over and I am ready to recover from the over indulgence in sugar. Each of our kids gets one BIG blowout part with all of their friends (okay--Noah got 2, but we don't focus on that. Thankfully memories are short when kids are young). Each of … Continue reading The Bounce Place
Birthdays
Ushering In A New Decade
Last night I went to sleep in my 30's and this morning I woke up in my 40's. I'd like to say I feel different, older, more mature. But I don't. It will be weird to say I'm 40. I'm one of those people who "forgets" how old they are. I always have to think … Continue reading Ushering In A New Decade
60-Months-Old
Dear Noah Hojawaka, 21,901 days ago, somewhere in Ethiopia, your birth mother pushed you into the world. This is what I wrote this summer about this day, The pain ripped through her heart more than it ripped through her womb. The thought of a life born and given a way at the same time A … Continue reading 60-Months-Old
468 Months Old (+2 days)
Wow. Not sure where the past 39 years and 2 days have gone. Time just escapes me. Okay, so I'm being a bit melodramatic. But I'm 39 and get to be. I am not sure that I am where I expected to be at 39. I have done nothing in my life traditionally. I didn't … Continue reading 468 Months Old (+2 days)
Melkam Lidet Little Man
Yesterday Noah went to sleep 3 years old and woke up 4 years old today. 4 years ago in Debre Zeyit a 16-year-old girl, scared and alone gave birth to Hojawaka. She loved him with all of her heart--I know that. I believe that. We love him for you--you love him through us. Four means … Continue reading Melkam Lidet Little Man
Embracing Imperfection 